Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Credit card with location tracking device
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Application No.: US18068851Application Date: 2022-12-20
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Publication No.: US11837058B1Publication Date: 2023-12-05
- Inventor: Nicole Williamson
- Applicant: UIPCO, LLC
- Applicant Address: US TX San Antonio
- Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
- Current Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
- Current Assignee Address: US TX San Antonio
- Agency: Plumsea Law Group, LLC
- Main IPC: G07F19/00
- IPC: G07F19/00

Abstract:
A card with an embedded location tracker that can assist with locating a misplaced, lost, or stolen card is described. The location tracking device is embedded into the material forming the card. Other devices can form a crowdsourced network covering a wide geographic area that may be used to detect signals from the location tracking device of the card using a short-range wireless communication technology. When the card becomes misplaced, lost, or stolen, the card holder or the card issuer may use the embedded location tracking device to determine the current location of the card. In one embodiment, a tamper mechanism may also be provided to disable a chip of the card in response to an attempt to deactivate, destroy, or remove the embedded location tracking device from the card.
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