Dynamic transaction card for visual impairment and methods thereof
A dynamic transaction card that includes a transaction card having a number of layers, each of which may be interconnected to one another. For example, a dynamic transaction card may include an outer layer, a potting layer, a touch sensor layer, a display layer (including, for example, LEDs, a dot matrix display, and the like), a microcontroller storing firmware, Java applets, Java applet integration, and the like, an EMV chip, an energy storage component, one or more antenna (e.g., Bluetooth antenna, NFC antenna, and the like), a power management component, a flexible printed circuit board (PCB), a chassis, and/or a card backing layer.
1. A dynamic transaction card comprising:
a sensor to detect an input at the dynamic transaction card;
one or more account-provider specific applications, each application including instructions to generate a display upon receiving the input from the sensor and each application including display settings for users with a visual impairment;
an antenna to wirelessly connect the dynamic transaction card to a mobile device;
a display component to generate a predefined pattern based on a first display setting transmitted to the dynamic transaction card from a transaction terminal or the mobile device;
a microprocessor to receive application data from the one or more applications and to activate the display via a display driver; and
a contact plate, in communication with a microprocessor, to communicate with the transaction terminal.
2. The dynamic transaction card of claim 1 , wherein the display settings are received at the dynamic transaction card from the mobile device via the antenna.
3. The dynamic transaction card of claim 1 , wherein the visual impairment comprises nearsightedness, farsightedness, and/or glaucoma.
4. The dynamic transaction card of claim 1 , wherein the display settings are received at the dynamic transaction card from the transaction terminal via the contact plate.
5. The dynamic transaction card of claim 1 , wherein the display settings convert alphanumeric display data into visual impairment data comprising: a representative symbol, a representative color, and/or a representative blinking pattern.
6. The dynamic transaction card of claim 5 , wherein the visual impairment data indicates a balance, a credit limit, a budget balance, and/or a transaction amount.
7. The dynamic transaction card of claim 6 , wherein the visual impairment data is transmitted to the dynamic transaction card from the mobile device via the antenna.
8. The dynamic transaction card of claim 6 , wherein the visual impairment data is transmitted to the dynamic transaction card via the contact plate.
9. A method comprising:
receiving, at an input of a mobile device, user settings indicating a visual impairment of a user of the mobile device;
connecting, with a transceiver of the mobile device, to a dynamic transaction card associated with the user of the mobile device;
receiving, at the transceiver, account data from a backend system storing account information associated with the dynamic transaction card;
generating, with a processor of the mobile device, alert data based on the account data and the user settings, the alert data comprising instructions to cause the transaction card to generate a visual display; and
transmitting, with the transceiver, the alert data from the mobile device to the transaction card.
10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the account data comprises at least one of a balance, a credit limit, a budget balance, or a transaction account.
11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the account data comprises alphanumeric values, and
wherein the alphanumeric account data is converted into at least one of a symbol, a representative color, or a representative blinking pattern by the transaction card.
12. The method of claim 9 , wherein visual impairment indicated by the user settings comprises at least one of nearsightedness, farsightedness, or glaucoma.
13. The method of claim 9 , wherein the alert data comprises instructions to generate a visual display comprising at least one of a symbol, a representative color, or a representative blinking pattern.
14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the instructions to generate a visual display correspond to at least one of a balance, a credit limit, a budget balance, or a transaction account.
15. A method comprising:
connecting, with a transceiver of a transaction card, to a mobile device;
receiving, at the transceiver, a request to initiate a transaction from a card reader;
receiving, at the transceiver, alert data from the mobile device, the alert data based on account data associated with the transaction card and user settings, the user settings indicating a visual impairment of a user of the mobile device; and
generating, on a screen of the transaction card, a visual display based on the alert data.
16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the account data comprises at least one of a balance, a credit limit, a budget balance, or a transaction account.
17. The method of claim 15 , wherein visual impairment indicated by the user settings comprises at least one of nearsightedness, farsightedness, or glaucoma.
18. The method of claim 15 , wherein the visual display comprises at least one of a symbol, a representative color, or a representative blinking pattern.
19. The method of claim 15 , wherein the account data comprises alphanumeric values, the method further comprising:
converting, at a processor of the transaction card, the alphanumeric account data into at least one of a symbol, a representative color, or a representative blinking pattern by the transaction card.
20. The method of claim 19 , wherein the transaction card stores the user settings indicating the visual impairment, the method further comprising:
storing user settings at the transaction card for use in subsequent transactions with the transaction card.