Wallet consolidator
First Claim
1. A wallet consolidator comprising:
- a controller for controlling operation of the wallet consolidator;
a magnetic stripe reader/writer for reading and writing magnetic stripes;
means for inputting user selections and commands;
a memory for storing information provided to the wallet consolidator; and
a smart card interface for effectuating communication between the wallet consolidator and a smart card.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for warehousing information in a wallet consolidator. The wallet consolidator includes a controller for controlling operation of the wallet consolidator, a magnetic stripe reader/writer for reading and writing magnetic stripes, a bar code scanner for scanning bar codes, a keypad for inputting user selections and commands, a memory for storing information provided to the wallet consolidator, a smart card interface for effectuating communication between the wallet consolidator and a smart card and a display screen for displaying text and graphics, the display screen further for displaying a bar code pattern capable of being scanned by a bar code reader. To store information in the wallet consolidator, or alternatively in a smart card interfaced to the wallet consolidator, information is read from magnetic stripes on various types of cards such as, but not limited to, credit, debit and identification cards. Additionally, images of the cards including, but not limited to, signatures and portraits are downloaded and stored. A user retrieves the information from any of the stored magnetic stripes and writes the information to a single magnetic stripe for use in a point of sale transaction. Similarly, stored images are retrieved and displayed on a display screen including a bar code which can be scanned by a bar code scanner.
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19 Claims
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1. A wallet consolidator comprising:
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a controller for controlling operation of the wallet consolidator;
a magnetic stripe reader/writer for reading and writing magnetic stripes;
means for inputting user selections and commands;
a memory for storing information provided to the wallet consolidator; and
a smart card interface for effectuating communication between the wallet consolidator and a smart card. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A wallet consolidator comprising:
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a controller for controlling operation of the wallet consolidator;
a magnetic stripe reader/writer for reading and writing magnetic stripes;
a keypad for inputting user selections and commands;
a memory for storing information provided to the wallet consolidator;
a smart card interface for effectuating communication between the wallet consolidator and a smart card; and
a display screen for displaying text and graphics, the display screen further for displaying a bar code pattern capable of being scanned by a bar code reader.
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15. A method for warehousing information in a wallet consolidator comprising the steps of
reading information from a magnetic stripe; -
storing the information in a memory;
selecting information, from among the stored information, to write to a magnetic stripe; and
writing the selected information on a magnetic stripe. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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