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• the present disclosure relates to a credit card configured to include a power source for a variety of applications and, more particularly, a credit card configured to include an accelerometer, such as a piezoelectric accelerometer, as a power source to enhance security and facilitate payment functions.
• an accelerometer such as a piezoelectric accelerometer
• a credit card may be configured to employ an integrated energy source (e.g., an accelerometer), within the card in order to provide power for sophisticated physical security components.
• the accelerometer may be a piezoelectric accelerometer.
• motion of the card such as carrying the card while walking, raising the card, or moving the card around or pressure on the card or on an area of the accelerometer in particular allows generation of electrical energy to power a sensor or other physical security features of the card.
• Incorporation of a user input or biometric sensor with the integrated energy source may allow the card to be "unlocked” temporarily (e.g., for a specified time period such as 15 seconds).
• the integrated power source might power input of a user ID (e.g., pin code, motion pattern) or a biometric sensor allowing the card to be unlocked so that it only works temporarily.
• the card may be unlocked for a specified time period while the card is energized and after the user ID or biometric has been input.
• An integrated energy source such as a piezoelectric accelerometer may eliminate the need for an onboard battery and allow a card to work without requiring power from the point-of-sale device. These measures would increase security by allowing a card to work only while it is energized and unlocked by a user while increasing the range of use to more mobile applications that might involve payment without a traditional point of sale device.
• a card configured as described would allow for on-card token generation as well as on-card displays of information as well as on-card generation of dynamic authorization data without requiring an on-card battery.
• a payment device may include an integrated power source including a piezoelectric accelerometer, a processor in communication with the integrated power source, and a memory in communication with the processor, the memory storing instructions that are executable by the processor; and an input/output circuit in communication with the processor.
• Kinetic energy and/or pressure translated to the payment device and, thus, to the piezoelectric material may generate electrical energy to power the processor, memory, and input/output circuit.
• FIGs. 1 a, 1 b, and 1 c illustrate various views of an embodiment of a payment device including an integrated energy source
• FIG. 2 is a view of a sample circuit design of the payment device with an integrated power source and various input devices..
• FIGs. 1 a, 1 b, and 1 c generally illustrate a payment device 100.
• FIG. 1 a illustrates a front outer view of the payment device 100
• FIG. 1 b illustrates a view of an inner layer of the payment device 100
• FIG. 1 c illustrates a back outer view of payment device 100.
• the payment device 100 may take on a variety of shapes and forms.
• the payment device 100 is a traditional card such as a debit card or credit card.
• the card may be a fob on a key chain.
• the form of the payment device may not be especially critical and may be a design choice.
• legacy payment devices 100 may have to be read by a magnetic stripe reader and thus, the payment device 100 may have to be sized to fit through a magnetic card reader.
• the payment device 100 may communicate through near field communication and the form of the payment device 100 may be virtually any form.
• other forms may be possible based on the use of the card, the type of reader being used, etc.
• the payment device 100 may be a card and the card may have a plurality of layers to contain the various elements that make up the payment device 100 as illustrated in FIGs. 1 a, 1 b, and 1 c.
• the payment device 100 may have a substantially flat front surface 102 and a substantially flat back surface 104 opposite the front surface.
• the faces 102, 104 may have some embossments.
• an inner layer 106 may have openings for a processor 108, memory 1 10, input/output circuit 1 12, and power source 1 14.
• Some embodiments may also include a display 1 16 and input device 1 18 that may be part of the payment device 100.
• the input device 1 18 may include a biometric sensor.
• the power source 1 14 may include transducer such as, for example, a piezoelectric accelerometer including a housing body 1 19, a mass element 120, a piezoelectric material 122, an actuation means 124, and an energy storage device 126.
• the actuation means 124 may include any structure to facilitate motion of the mass 120 within the piezoelectric accelerometer. The motion of the mass 120 within the body 1 19 or pressure exerted by a user will exert a physical force on the piezoelectric material 122 as either bending or compressing the material 122.
• Compression force on the material 122 includes a force exerted to one side of the piezoelectric material 122 while the opposing side rests against a fixed surface, for example, and inner wall of the power source 1 14. Bending force may involve the mass 120 or other means exerting a force on the piezoelectric material 122 about an axis of the material 122. In some
• the piezoelectric accelerometer includes a tri-axis accelerometer such as the KX1 12 or KXCJB as produced by Kionix, Inc., of Ithaca, NY.
• a tri-axis accelerometer such as the KX1 12 or KXCJB as produced by Kionix, Inc., of Ithaca, NY.
• Kionix, Inc. of Ithaca, NY.
• other types of piezoelectric accelerometers may be suitable for the power generation and other functions described herein.
• the material 122 may include crystal and ceramic materials.
• embodiments may employ a single-crystal material 122 (e.g., quartz) while other embodiments may employ ceramic materials.
• Some embodiments of the piezoelectric accelerometer power source 1 14 may include barium titanate, lead-zirconate, lead- titanate, lead metaniobate, and other piezoelectric materials 122.
• the payment device 100 In use, motion of the payment device 100 to actuate the mass 120 against the piezoelectric material 122 or pressure by a user compressing a piezoelectric material of the card generates electrical energy.
• the energy created by the power source 1 14 may then be consumed by the processor 1 18, display 1 16, or other components of the payment device 100. Too, the energy may be stored for later use in a power storage element 127.
• the power storage element is a rechargeable battery, capacitor, or other element capable of frequently receiving and storing electrical energy.
• the payment device 100 may also include circuitry or other means to transfer the generated energy from the power source 1 14 and/or the power storage element 127 to the processor 108, the display, or other components of the payment device 100.
• the substantially flat front surface 102 may include a translucent region 126 through which the display 1 16 may be viewed.
• a user may want to view the display 1 16.
• the display may have to be protected from the elements.
• a translucent region of either the top 102 layer and/or bottom layer 104 may be placed over the display 105.
• there may be a plurality of displays 105 there may need to be room in the inner layer for each display and there may need to be translucent regions in the top and/or bottom layer to see the displays.
• Embodiments including the display 1 16 are further described by U.S. Pat. App. Ser. No. 14/587,310 entitled "SELECTABLE
• the payment device 100 may also have a stiffness layer 1 28. Many circuits, processors, memories, displays, etc., may not be adapted to bend. In fact, many electronic devices break when the devices 100 are bent beyond a threshold. Thus, a stiffening layer 128 of non-flexible material may be added to the payment device 100. The stiffening layer 128 may be part of the front layer 102, back layer 104, inner layer 106 or the entire payment device 100 may be made of a stiff material.
• the payment device may have a variety of
• a processor 200 may be physically configured to enable the input 1 18 and display 1 16 along with the other computing elements.
• the processor 200 may be any processor that fits in the allotted space and can operate using the limited power in the payment device 100 and not generate excessive heat.
• the processor 200 may be adapted to turn off sections of the processor 200 when those sections are not needed. For example, the processor may turn off the display functions until an input is received from the input device 1 18 to save power from the power source 1 14.
• the memory 202 may be any appropriate memory that fits in the space and can operate in the power environment of the payment device 100.
• the memory 202 may be physically configured to store steps or instructions that are executable by the processor 200 to enable the input device 1 18 and the display 1 16 and other functions as herein described.
• the memory 202 may be RAM or ROM, may be transitory or may be persistent depending on the needs of the specific embodiment of the payment device 100.
• the memory 202 may be physically part of or separate from the processor 200.
• the input/output circuit 1 12 may communicate signals to and from the processor 200 and it also may be part of the processor 200 or may be a separate device.
• the input/output circuit 1 12 may be required to fit in the space of the payment device 100 and may be required to operate in the power environment of the payment device 100.
• Maintaining sufficient power in the power source 1 14 may be a concern as the display 1 16, input device 1 18, or other components of the device 100 may not operate if there is not enough power.
• a low power warning may be communicated.
• the low power warning may be a message on the display 1 16, an email or a text message to a preset address, or an activated light indicator (e.g., an LED) on the device.
• communicating the low power message may also use power so the low power warning may only be communicated if the payment device 100 receives an acceptable communication signal above a threshold such that the message may be quickly communicated without requiring excessive re-sends or repeats.
• the message may be communicated via a transceiver 204 using, for example, Wi-Fi signals, cellular signals, near field communication systems or infrared signals.
• a user may "charge" the payment device 100 by moving or shaking the device until a sufficient charge is present to activate payment device functions. Since most users carry the payment device on their person, it is envisioned that typical daily movement such as walking, etc., will keep sufficient charge on the device 100.
• the device may be charged or enter a powered or "wake up” state upon the natural motion of raising the card from a wallet or pocket during a payment transaction. Natural motions may be combined with other actions such as compressing a portion of the card, touching a heat sensor of the card, tapping the card against a surface, etc., to charge and/or wake up the payment device.
• the input device 1 18 may also take on a variety of forms and be actuated in a variety of ways. Logically, the input device 1 18 may have to fit with the payment device 100 and may be in communication with the input/output circuit 1 12. In one embodiment, the input device 1 18 is a heat sensitive region on the payment device 100 and it may be actuated by warming the heat sensitive region. In another embodiment, the input device 1 18 is a touch sensitive region on the payment device 100 that is actuated by touching the touch sensitive region. In some embodiments, the input device 1 18 may be visible and in other embodiments, the input device 1 18 may be under a logo, such as from the payment device 100 issuer.
• input device 1 18 may be a motion sensor or coupled to a motion sensor such as the piezoelectric accelerometer of the integrated power source 1 14. Such an input device 1 18 may be actuated by flicking or clicking the payment device 100 which may cause a reading from the motion sensor to be beyond a threshold (e.g., a voltage generated by the piezoelectric accelerometer integrated power source 1 14).
• the threshold may be adjusted by a user as some user may be more active than other users.
• a unique, user-defined pattern of taps with the device 100 against a surface may activate the device 100 for a period of time.
• the integrated power source 1 14 piezoelectric accelerometer may register each tap and the processor 108 may execute instructions to verify the pattern to activate the payment device 100.
• a movement pattern of the device 100 may also cause activation.
• the input device 1 18 may be an electronic signal and the input device 1 18 may be actuated by receiving an actuation signal from a trusted device.
• the trusted device may be a portable computing device like a mobile phone, may be a payment device reader or an RFID device.
• a user may communicate a signal from a mobile telephone to the transceiver 204 in the payment device 100 which may be received by the input device 1 18 and act as the input to actuate the display 1 18 or activate the payment device 100 itself such that payments may be made using the device 100.
• the device activation may only persist for a short period of time (e.g., 15 seconds) such that a user may cause a payment to be processed using the device 100 and then the device may become locked or otherwise disabled until needed again.
• the message may be encrypted and may require an exchange of electronic keys to establish trust between the payment device 100 and the trusted computing device.
• the actuation signal if the actuation signal is received from a non-trusted device more than a threshold number of times during a period, the device may become locked for an extended time or deactivated completely via a signal to the device 100 via the transceiver. By using an electronic signal as the input, the security of the payment device 100 may be increased.
• the input device 1 18 may be a biometric sensor adapted to detect human body characteristics of the user, such as fingerprints, eye retinas and irises, voice patterns, facial patterns, and hand measurements, for authentication purposes.
• the input device 1 18 may be actuated by receiving a trusted fingerprint on the fingerprint reader.
• the memory 202 may include instructions that are executed by the processor 200 which verify the trusted fingerprint as received at the input device 1 18.
• the input device 1 18 may be an image sensor.
• the input device 1 18 may be actuated by receiving an acceptable image which may be set up in advance by an approved user.
• the memory 202 may include instructions that are executed by the processor 200 to verify the image and transmit an approval signal. By using an image sensor, the security of the payment device 100 may be increased.
• the input device 1 18 may be a sound sensor such as a microphone.
• the input device 1 18 may be actuated by receiving an acceptable sound or voice which may be set up in advance by an approved user.
• a sound analysis module may be stored in the memory 202 and may include instructions that are executed by the processor 200 to receive sound and communicate an approval signal that may be received in response by the receiver 204. By using a sound sensor, the security of the payment device 100 may be increased.
• the integrated power source 1 14 may facilitate many further security functions for the payment device 100 to restrict use of the device to authorized users.
• a user may activate the payment device 100 in a variety of ways that do not require power from a point-of-sale device such as a traditional credit card reader.
• motion of the payment device 100 may cause motion of the mass 120 within the piezoelectric accelerometer integrated power source 1 14 and cause it to deform (i.e., compress or bend) the piezoelectric material 122.
• any single motion or combination of various motions of the card may generate power that may be stored in the power storage element 127, used by the processor 108, used by the display 1 16, used by the input device 1 18, etc.
• Such motion may cause the card to be "unlocked” or authorized to transmit a signal to facilitate completing a payment using the payment device 100.
• a user may remove the payment device 100 from his or her wallet and flick or shake the card causing the piezoelectric integrated power source 1 14 to generate power which then causes the processor 108 to execute one or more instructions stored in the memory 1 10 to activate the display 1 16, input device 1 18, or other aspect of the payment device as herein described to facilitate a payment transaction using the payment device.
• the payment device 100 may be activated using a plurality of different motions or a combination "passcode" motion. A user may configure the payment device 100 to activate upon a series of motions.
• the card may activate.
• the piezoelectric accelerometer integrated power source 1 14 may detect various motions in one or more directional axes and one or more instructions stored in the memory 1 10 may be executed by the processor 108 to record a signature of the motions in the memory 1 10.
• the signature may be an amount of power or voltage produced by the piezoelectric accelerometer integrated power source 1 14 (e.g., the voltage exactly or substantially meeting or exceeding a threshold), an orientation of the power source 1 14, or any other measurable and repeatable metric that a user may cause a piezoelectric accelerometer to produce and may be recorded, as known in the art.
• the user may set a passcode motion sequence of moving the card in a circular motion, back and forth vertically once, then back and forth horizontally twice.
• the device 100 may be temporarily activated to facilitate completing a payment transaction.
• activation of the payment device 100 may be caused by motion of the mass 120 within the piezoelectric accelerometer integrated power source 1 14 to deform the piezoelectric material 122 and generate a voltage coupled with another input to the input device 1 18.
• the device 100 may be activated to facilitate a payment by the
• the piezoelectric accelerometer integrated power source 1 14 may remove the device 100 from his or her wallet with his or her thumb or other digit placed on the input device 1 18.
• the combined motion of the mass element 120 within the piezoelectric accelerometer integrated power source 1 14 and pressure on the input device 1 18 may cause the processor 108 to execute one or more instructions from the memory 1 10 to activate the device 100 and facilitate the payment transaction.
• the input device 1 18 is a biometric sensor
• the device 1 18 may read a biometric input (e.g., finger print or other biometric as known in the art and described herein) at the device 1 18 and use that as input for the combination of motions to activate the payment device 100.
• a biometric input e.g., finger print or other biometric as known in the art and described herein
• an integrated power source 1 14 such as a piezoelectric accelerometer may include allowing the device 100 to facilitate payment only when energized and unlocked by the user, increasing a range of devices 100 employing wireless communication elements (e.g., Bluetooth, RFID, Wi-Fi, etc.), and allowing for on-device generation of security tokens, displays, and dynamic authorization data without requiring an on-card battery.
• wireless communication elements e.g., Bluetooth, RFID, Wi-Fi, etc.
• the input device 1 10 is activated, a variety of steps or events might happen.
• a portion of the payment device 1 00 may illuminate such as a logo or the input device 1 10 itself may illuminate.
• the display 105 may display the desired sensitive data 130 (Fig. 1 a) when the input device 1 10 is actuated.
• the sensitive data 130 may be virtually any data needed to complete a payment transaction such as ccv, expiration date, card number, user name, and issuer.
• actuating the input device 1 18 may cause the sensitive data 130 to be displayed in a rotating manner through the display 1 16.
• a single input e.g., motion of the mass within the body of the piezoelectric accelerometer integrated power source 1 14
• an additional input e.g., pressure or a biometric reading of the input device 1 18
• yet another input e.g., a pattern of motions, combinations of inputs, etc.
• the payment device 100 may include a plurality of displays 1 16 placed in the payment device 100.
• a single input may cause the sensitive data 130 to appear in any of the displays 1 16.
• the input device 1 18 may be actuated to display the desired sensitive data 130 in a rotating manner through the displays 1 16.
• the sensitive data 130 may be displayed randomly in the various displays 1 16.
• the display of sensitive data 130 on the display 1 16 may only be for a given period of time.
• the integrated power source 1 14 may have a limited life so it may be logical to limit the length of the display. Further, the limited length may make it more difficult for the sensitive data 130 to be stolen.
• the length of time for a display 1 16 to display the sensitive data 130 may have a default value and may be further adjusted by a user.

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