Systems and devices for wireless charging of a powered transaction card and embedding electronics in a wearable accessory
A system and device to add electronics to materials to form a smart wallet. An electronic wallet (also referred to as a smart wallet) stows and retrieves financial as well as personal information such as credit cards, debit cards, identification, coupons, and the like. Electrical features include techniques and elements for a user to interact with the smart wallet via an interface that governs interaction, for securing information in the smart wallet, and for charging a power source on a powered transaction card. Mechanical features of the electronic wallet include techniques for integrating electronics within wallets to add electronic wallet functionality. Several accessory styles are also disclosed.
1. A device comprising:
an enclosure for supporting first electronics components and energy emitting components, the enclosure defining an opening therein;
a button cover disposed within the opening;
an electrical switch supported by the enclosure and disposed proximate a rear surface of the button cover, the electrical switch for controlling functions of the device responsive to application of a force to a front surface of the button cover;
an accessory mount affixed to the enclosure and defining a pocket between the enclosure and the accessory mount; and
a card comprising second electronics components, a rechargeable power source, and energy receiving components, the card for disposing within the pocket, such that energy emitted by the energy emitting components is received by the energy receiving components for charging the power source.
2. The device of claim 1 wherein the button cover carries a logo.
3. The device of claim 1 wherein the switch activates the first or second electronics components, voice authentication, a voice card, or a touch interface, an embedded fingerprint sensor, a voice biometric sensor, a facial biometric sensor, an iris biometric sensor, a heartbeat scanner or a reader.
4. The device of claim 1 the accessory mount defining a pocket on an exterior-facing surface thereof, the pocket for carrying a transaction card or cash.
5. The device of claim 1 wherein the accessory mount is attached to the enclosure by any one of magnetic attraction forces, a groove on one of the accessory mount and the enclosure and a mating rail on another of the accessory mount and the enclosure, clasps on one of the accessory mount and the enclosure for capturing portions of a perimeter of another one of the accessory mount and the enclosure.
6. The device of claim 1 data exchanged between the first and second electronics components.
7. The device of claim 1 the accessory mount comprising a pocket formed by a material sheet having opposing first and second material sheet edges affixed to respective first and second opposing edges of the accessory mount to form the pocket on an exterior facing surface of the accessory mount.
8. The device of claim 1 the enclosure further comprises any one of a display, a touch screen for controlling the first electronics components, and a microphone for receiving voice commands for controlling the first electronics components.