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Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2020

Filed:

Jan. 31, 2019
Applicant:

Capital One Services, Llc, McLean, VA (US);

Inventors:

David Kelly Wurmfeld, Falls Church, VA (US);

Jeff Pharr, Herndon, VA (US);

Assignee:

Capital One Services, LLC, McLean, VA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 5/00 (2006.01); H04B 17/336 (2015.01); G06F 21/72 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 5/0087 (2013.01); G06F 21/72 (2013.01); H04B 5/0031 (2013.01); H04B 5/0056 (2013.01); H04B 5/0081 (2013.01); H04B 17/336 (2015.01);
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.


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