US 12,333,365 B1
Chip card with on/off mechanisms
Robert Lee Black, San Antonio, TX (US); Matthew Ryan Santacroce, San Antonio, TX (US); Andre Rene Buentello, San Antonio, TX (US); Jose L. Romero, Jr., San Antonio, TX (US); Timothy Blair Chalmers, San Antonio, TX (US); and Samip Dilip Mehra, Peoria, AZ (US)
Assigned to United Services Automobile Association (USAA), San Antonio, TX (US)
Filed by UIPCO, LLC, San Antonio, TX (US)
Filed on Aug. 15, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/449,949.
Application 18/449,949 is a continuation of application No. 17/719,915, filed on Apr. 13, 2022, granted, now 11,783,152.
Application 17/719,915 is a continuation of application No. 17/030,483, filed on Sep. 24, 2020, granted, now 11,361,207, issued on Jun. 14, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/905,784, filed on Sep. 25, 2019.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06K 19/073 (2006.01); G08B 21/24 (2006.01)
CPC G06K 19/07345 (2013.01) [G06K 19/07363 (2013.01); G06K 19/0739 (2013.01); G08B 21/24 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for disabling a chip card when the chip card is not in use, the method comprising:
providing a chip card having a chip electrically connected to an antenna for receiving electromagnetic waves from a chip reader and an electromechanical device electrically connected to the chip, the electromechanical device having multiple different positions, each position corresponding to an indicator disposed on the chip card;
placing the electromechanical device in a first state;
executing at least one of the following functions using the chip card with the electromechanical device in the first state: authorizing a credit card transaction, authorizing a debit card transaction, and allowing entry into a restricted-entry facility;
placing the electromechanical device in a second state;
disabling the chip card when the electromechanical device is in the second state such that the chip card cannot authorize at least one of the following functions: credit card transactions, debit card transactions, and allowing entry into any restricted-entry facilities.