US 12,229,612 B1
Contactless card with dynamic protection against covert radio frequency reading
Shaohan Hu, Yorktown Heights, NY (US); and Youngwook Do, New York, NY (US)
Assigned to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., New York, NY (US)
Filed by JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., New York, NY (US)
Filed on Jan. 19, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/417,266.
Int. Cl. G06K 19/073 (2006.01); G06K 19/077 (2006.01)
CPC G06K 19/07318 (2013.01) [G06K 19/07773 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A contactless card, comprising:
a first card portion and a second card portion;
a manipulation area between the first card portion and the second card portion, wherein the contactless card is manipulatable into a plurality of orientations about the manipulation area;
a chip storing information; and
an antenna in communication with the chip comprising a first antenna portion in the first card portion and a second antenna portion in the second card portion, wherein the first antenna portion and the second antenna portion are electrically connected when the contactless card is in a first orientation of the plurality of orientations such that the information can be read by radio frequency communication from the chip via the antenna, and the first antenna portion and the second antenna portion are electrically disconnected when the contactless card is in a second orientation of the plurality of orientations such that the information cannot be read by radio frequency communication from the chip via the antenna.