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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2023
Systems and methods for optimizing short-range wireless read of contactless cards using video signal
Capital One Services, Llc, McLean, VA (US);
Erik Neighbour, McLean, VA (US);
Anatoly Ivasyuk, Falls Church, VA (US);
Christopher Matthews, Arlington, VA (US);
Capital One Services, LLC, McLean, VA (US);
Abstract
The disclosed systems and methods are directed to optimizing short-range wireless read operation for performing a proximity-based reading of a contactless card by an NFC reading unit of a user device. An exemplary implementation utilizes a video signal from a camera unit of the user device which is automatically activated upon detection of an NFC tag within a communication field of the reading unit. Various aspects of the video signal may be analyzed and processed for determination of the final position of the card on the user device, prior to performing an NFC read, following a card tap action by the user. The exemplary implementation uses variations in signal attributes of the video feed to determine a trajectory of the card within the optical view field until the video signal goes dark or drops below a threshold.