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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2023
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Joel N. Ruscher, Fremont, CA (US);
Amrith V. Ram, Los Gatos, CA (US);
James E. Orr, Cupertino, CA (US);
Travis J. McQueen, Lee, NH (US);
Jack Erdozain, Jr., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
This Application sets forth techniques for managing (e.g., tracking or detecting the presence or absence of) physical cards stored in a physical wallet. In particular, the techniques set forth a smart wallet configured to detect the physical cards stored therein, as well as a smart card configured to be inserted into a traditional wallet and to detect the physical cards stored therein. The smart wallet/smart card can be configured to, upon detecting a change to physical cards stored in the smart wallet/traditional wallet, gather information associated with the physical cards and store the information into a memory of the smart wallet/smart card. The smart wallet/smart card can, upon being communicably coupled to a wireless device, transmit the information to the wireless device. Subsequently, the wireless device can output a notification indicating any missing physical cards as well as provide remedial options.