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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2019
Capital One Services, Llc, McLean, VA (US);
David Kelly Wurmfeld, Falls Church, VA (US);
Jeff Pharr, Herndon, VA (US);
Capital One Services, LLC, McLean, VA (US);
Abstract
A system for communicating with a wireless device including a base including a front surface; a plurality of communication coils disposed on the front surface and arranged in a matrix, the coils being tuned to a near-field communication frequency; a selector coupled to the coils; at least one memory storing instructions; and at least one processor coupled to the selector and executing the instructions to perform operations. The operations include at least receiving a plurality of feedback signals associated with the coils; identifying a selected one of the coils associated with a strongest one of the feedback signals; and causing the selector to couple the selected coil with a wireless communication module.