Battery charger for a transaction card
Examples described herein describe a battery charger for a transaction card. According to some implementations, a charging device may detect a transaction card is received within a charging slot when an integrated circuit (IC) chip of the transaction card is in contact with a charging terminal; request a user device to provide power to charge the transaction card via the charging terminal, wherein the user device is communicatively coupled to the charging terminal; receive the power from the user device; and provide the power to the transaction card to charge a battery of the transaction card.
1 . A method, comprising:
detecting, by a charging device, an integrated circuit (IC) chip of a device;
detecting, by the charging device, a removal of the device for a threshold period of time; and
providing, by the charging device, a notification that the device has been removed, wherein at least one:
the IC chip of the device and the removal of the device are detected via a processor, of the charging device, integrated into a hub, of the charging device, separate from a portion, of the charging device, receiving the device,
the notification is provided to a user device via a charging jack, of the charging device, communicatively coupled with a device interface of the user device, or
the notification is provided to a security system to cause the security system to disable a function of the device.
2 . The method of claim 1 ,
wherein detecting the IC chip of the device comprises:
detecting that contacts, of the charging device, are in contact with contacts of the IC chip of the device.
3 . The method of claim 2 ,
wherein detecting that the contacts of the charging device are in contact with the contacts of the IC chip of the device comprises:
detecting that a supply contact, of the charging device, is in contact with a supply contact of the IC chip of the device, and that a ground contact, of the charging device, is in contact with a ground contact of the IC chip of the device.
4 . The method of claim 1 ,
wherein the IC chip of the device and the removal of the device are detected via the processor integrated into the hub.
5 . The method of claim 1 ,
wherein the notification is provided to the user device to cause the user device to inform a user, associated with the user device, that the device has been removed.
6 . The method of claim 1 ,
wherein the notification is provided to the user device via the charging jack.
7 . The method of claim 1 ,
wherein the notification is provided to the security system to cause the security system to disable the function of the device.
8 . The method of claim 1 ,
wherein the device is a transaction card.
9 . A charging device, comprising:
one or more memories; and
one or more processors, coupled to the one or more memories, configured to:
detect an integrated circuit (IC) chip of a device;
detect a removal of the device for a threshold period of time; and
provide a notification that the device has been removed, wherein at least one:
the one or more processors and the one or more memories are integrated into a hub, of the charging device, separate from a portion, of the charging device, receiving the device,
the notification is provided to a user device via a charging jack, of the charging device, communicatively coupled with a device interface of the user device, or
the notification is provided to a security system to cause the security system to disable a function of the device.
10 . The charging device of claim 9 ,
wherein the one or more processors, to detect the IC chip of the device, are configured to:
detect that contacts, of the charging device, are in contact with contacts of the IC chip of the device.
11 . The charging device of claim 9 ,
wherein the one or more processors and the one or more memories are integrated into the hub.
12 . The charging device of claim 9 ,
wherein the notification is provided to the user device to cause the user device to inform a user, associated with the user device, that the device has been removed.
13 . The charging device of claim 9 ,
wherein the notification is provided to the user device via the charging jack.
14 . The charging device of claim 9 ,
wherein the notification is provided to the security system to cause the security system to disable the function of the device.
15 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a set of instructions, the set of instructions comprising:
one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a charging device, cause the charging device to:
detect an integrated circuit (IC) chip of a device;
detect a removal of the device for a threshold period of time; and
provide a notification that the device has been removed, wherein at least one:
the notification is provided to a user device via a charging jack, of the charging device, communicatively coupled with a device interface of the user device, or
the notification is provided to a security system to cause the security system to disable a function of the device.
16 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 ,
wherein the one or more instructions, that cause the charging device to detect the IC chip of the device, cause the charging device to:
detect that contacts, of the charging device, are in contact with contacts of the IC chip of the device.
17 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 ,
wherein the notification is to be provided to the user device to cause the user device to inform a user, associated with the user device, that the device has been removed.
18 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 ,
wherein the notification is to be provided to the user device via the charging jack.
19 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 ,
wherein the notification is to be provided to the security system to disable the function of the device.
20 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 ,
wherein the device is a transaction card.