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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2024

Filed:

Aug. 25, 2023
Applicant:

Block, Inc., Oakland, CA (US);

Inventors:

Afshin Rezayee, Richmond Hill, CA;

Emad Bidari, Toronto, CA;

Thomas Templeton, Piedmont, CA (US);

Michael Lamfalusi, Cupertino, CA (US);

Matthew H. Maibach, San Francisco, CA (US);

Jesse L. Dorogusker, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Assignee:

Block, Inc., Oakland, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 20/32 (2012.01); G06K 7/10 (2006.01); G06K 19/07 (2006.01); G06K 19/077 (2006.01); G06Q 20/20 (2012.01); G06Q 20/40 (2012.01); H01Q 1/27 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 20/321 (2020.05); G06K 7/10148 (2013.01); G06K 7/10297 (2013.01); G06K 19/0709 (2013.01); G06K 19/0712 (2013.01); G06K 19/0726 (2013.01); G06K 19/07762 (2013.01); G06K 19/07779 (2013.01); G06Q 20/401 (2013.01); G06Q 20/409 (2013.01); H01Q 1/273 (2013.01); G06Q 20/204 (2013.01); G06Q 20/3278 (2013.01);
Abstract

A wearable device, such as a finger ring worn by a user, communicates information about a user to a reader that uses the information in order to perform a transaction. Such wearable device may be conveniently carried by and accessible to the user such that utilization of the device for the transaction is less burdensome for the user, thereby encouraging use of the device for particular transactions. Indeed, in some cases, such as when the device is implemented as a finger ring or other type of jewelry, the user may be encouraged to carry the device in an exposed manner such that it is readily available for the transaction without the user having to search in a wallet, pocket, or purse for the device.


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