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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2022
Applicant:
Stripe, Llc, South San Francisco, CA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Stripe, LLC, South San Francisco, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 20/32 (2012.01); G06K 7/10 (2006.01); G06Q 20/34 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 20/3278 (2013.01); G06K 7/10128 (2013.01); G06Q 20/341 (2013.01); G06Q 20/352 (2013.01); G06Q 20/354 (2013.01);
Abstract
A card detection subsystem for control of a payment card reader, where the payment card reader comprises a magnetic stripe reader (MSR), an integrated circuit card (ICC) reader, and a near field communications (NFC) reader, and the NFC reader comprises an antenna. The card detection subsystem includes a processor, a storage, and one or more sensors. The one or more sensors detect a payment card and the antenna is either turned on or turned off based on the detection of the payment card.