Systems and methods for programmable payment cards and devices with loyalty-based payment applications
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1. A payment device comprising:
- a first button associated with a first reward for a payment card account number; and
a second button associated with a second reward for said payment card account number,wherein selection of said first button causes information indicative of said first reward to be communicated through a card reader communications device with said payment card account number to be utilized to complete a purchase and earn a first amount of said first reward, wherein manual input changes said association of said second reward to said second button to an association of said second reward with said first button.
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Abstract
A payment card (e.g., credit and/or debit card) or other device (e.g., mobile telephone) is provided with a magnetic emulator operable to communicate data to a magnetic stripe read-head. Data may include the type of reward that a user would like to earn as a result of making a purchase or the type of reward that a user would like to utilize to at least partially pay for a purchase.
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1. A payment device comprising:
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a first button associated with a first reward for a payment card account number; and a second button associated with a second reward for said payment card account number, wherein selection of said first button causes information indicative of said first reward to be communicated through a card reader communications device with said payment card account number to be utilized to complete a purchase and earn a first amount of said first reward, wherein manual input changes said association of said second reward to said second button to an association of said second reward with said first button. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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2. A payment device comprising:
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a first button associated with acquiring rewards for a payment card account number; and a second button associated with using acquired rewards for said payment card account number, wherein selection of said second button causes information indicative of using at least a portion of said acquired rewards to be communicated through a card reader communications device with said payment card account number such that at least a portion of said acquired rewards are utilized to complete a purchase transaction. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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3. A payment device comprising:
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a first button associated with a first reward for a payment card account number; a second button associated with a second reward for said payment card account number; and a third button associated with a third reward for said payment card account number, wherein selection of said first button causes information indicative of said first reward to be communicated through a card reader communications device with said payment card account number to be utilized to complete a purchase and earn said first reward. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61)
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