Presentation instrument display and activation systems and methods
First Claim
1. A method of validating a device the method comprising:
- providing the device removably attached to a device carrier, wherein;
the device has encoded thereon an account identifier in a first machine-readable format, wherein the first machine-readable format is associated with magnetic material on the device;
the device further has encoded thereon a card indicium in a second machine-readable format, wherein the second machine-readable format is an optical machine-readable format;
the device carrier has encoded thereon a carrier indicium in the second machine-readable format;
storing, within a database, an association between the account identifier, the card indicum, and the carrier indicium;
receiving, from a scanning device, a first data set and a second data set;
comparing the first data set and the second data set to the card indicium and the carrier indicium, respectively to determine that the first data set matches the card indicium and the second data set matches the carrier indicium;
in response to determining that the first data set matches the card indicum and the second data set matches the carrier indicium, receiving, from a magnetic reading device, a third data set;
comparing the third data set to the account information to determine the third data set matches the account information; and
in response to determining the third data set matches the account information, activating the device by associating a value to the device.
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Abstract
A method of validating and activating a purchase card includes providing a purchase card that is removably attached to a card carrier. The purchase card has an account identifier associated therewith and has a card indicium affixed thereto. The purchase card includes a machine-readable information encoding region into which the account identifier is encoded. The card carrier has a carrier indicium affixed thereto. The method includes populating a database with a stored card indicium that relates to the card indicium, a stored carrier indicium that relates to the carrier indicium, and a stored account identifier that relates to the account identifier, thereby uniquely coupling the account identifier to the card indicium. Activating the card by associating value to it includes comparing the information from the card indicium and the information from the carrier indicium with the stored card indicium and the stored carrier indicium.
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Citations
22 Claims
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1. A method of validating a device the method comprising:
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providing the device removably attached to a device carrier, wherein; the device has encoded thereon an account identifier in a first machine-readable format, wherein the first machine-readable format is associated with magnetic material on the device; the device further has encoded thereon a card indicium in a second machine-readable format, wherein the second machine-readable format is an optical machine-readable format; the device carrier has encoded thereon a carrier indicium in the second machine-readable format; storing, within a database, an association between the account identifier, the card indicum, and the carrier indicium; receiving, from a scanning device, a first data set and a second data set; comparing the first data set and the second data set to the card indicium and the carrier indicium, respectively to determine that the first data set matches the card indicium and the second data set matches the carrier indicium; in response to determining that the first data set matches the card indicum and the second data set matches the carrier indicium, receiving, from a magnetic reading device, a third data set; comparing the third data set to the account information to determine the third data set matches the account information; and in response to determining the third data set matches the account information, activating the device by associating a value to the device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer program product residing on a non-transitory processor-readable medium for validating a device, the computer program product comprising processor-readable instructions configured to cause a processor to:
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receive, at a first time, an account identifier associated with the device, wherein the account identifier is encoded on the device in a first machine-readable format, wherein the first machine-readable format is associated with magnetic material on the device; receive, at the first time, a card indium associated with the device, wherein the card indium is encoded on the device in a second machine-readable format, wherein the second-machine readable format is an optical machine-readable format; receive, at the first time, a carrier indicium associated with a device carrier, the device carrier being removably coupled to the device and the carrier indicium being encoded on the device carrier in the second machine-readable format; store an association between the account identifier, the card indium, and the carrier indicium; receive, from a scanning device, at a second time, a first data set and a second data set, wherein the second time is after the first time; compare the first data set and the second data set to the card indicium and the carrier indicium, respectively to determine that the first data set matches the card indicium and the second data set matches the carrier indicium; in response to determining that the first data set matches the card indicum and the second data set matches the carrier indicium, receive, from a magnetic reading device, a third data set; compare the third data set to the account information to determine the third data set matches the account information; and in response to determining the third data set matches the account information, activate the device by associating a value to the device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for validating a device, the system comprising:
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a processor; and a memory communicatively coupled with and readable by the processor and having stored therein processor-readable instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to; receive, at a first time, an account identifier associated with the device, wherein the account identifier is encoded on the device in a first machine-readable format, wherein the first machine-readable format is associated with magnetic material on the device; receive, at the first time, a card indium associated with the device, wherein the card indium is encoded on the device in a second machine-readable format, wherein the second-machine readable format is an optical machine-readable format; receive, at the first time, a carrier indicium associated with a device carrier, the device carrier being removably coupled to the device and the carrier indicium being encoded on the device carrier in the second machine-readable format; store an association between the account identifier, the card indium, and the carrier indicium; receive, from a scanning device, at a second time, a first data set and a second data set, wherein the second time is after the first time; compare the first data set and the second data set to the card indicium and the carrier indicium, respectively to determine that the first data set matches the card indicium and the second data set matches the carrier indicium; in response to determining that the first data set matches the card indicum and the second data set matches the carrier indicium, receive, from a magnetic reading device, a third data set; compare the third data set to the account information to determine the third data set matches the account information; and in response to determining the third data set matches the account information, activate the device by associating a value to the device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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