Data card
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1. A data card, comprising:
- a primary card body including a first magnetic recordable data strip, the primary card body having a cut-out portion; and
a secondary card body including a second magnetic recordable data strip, the secondary card body operable to be removably engaged within the cut-out portion of the primary card body.
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Abstract
A data card, comprising a primary card body including a first magnetic recordable data strip, the primary card body having a cut-out portion, and a secondary card body including a second magnetic recordable data strip, the secondary card body operable to be removably engaged within the cut-out portion of the primary card body.
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34 Claims
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1. A data card, comprising:
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a primary card body including a first magnetic recordable data strip, the primary card body having a cut-out portion; and
a secondary card body including a second magnetic recordable data strip, the secondary card body operable to be removably engaged within the cut-out portion of the primary card body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A data card, comprising:
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a primary card body including two exterior vertical side walls, an exterior horizontal top wall, an exterior horizontal bottom wall and a first magnetic recordable data strip, the primary card body having a cut-out portion, the cut-out portion formed by at least three interior walls of the primary card body; and
a secondary card body including two vertical side walls, a horizontal top wall, a horizontal bottom wall and a second magnetic recordable data strip, the secondary card body operable to be removably engaged within the cut-out portion of the primary card body, wherein the first magnetic recordable data strip is encoded with account data and is operable for accessing an account and the second magnetic recordable data strip is encoded with account data and is operable for accessing one of the account and another account.
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30. A data card, comprising:
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a primary card body including a first magnetic recordable data strip, the primary card body having a cut-out portion; and
a secondary card body including a processing unit and a memory unit, the secondary card body operable to be removably engaged within the cut-out portion of the primary card body.
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31. A data card, comprising:
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a primary card body including a processing unit and a memory unit, the primary card body having a cut-out portion; and
a secondary card body including a magnetic recordable data strip, the secondary card body operable to be removably engaged within the cut-out portion of the primary card body.
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32. A data card, comprising:
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a primary card body including a first processing unit and a first memory unit, the primary card body having a cut-out portion; and
a secondary card body including a second processing unit and a second memory unit, the secondary card body operable to be removably engaged within the cut-out portion of the primary card body.
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33. A method for assembling a data card, the method comprising:
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aligning a plurality of outer walls of a secondary data card having a magnetic recordable data strip with a plurality of inner walls forming a cut-out portion of a primary data card, the primary data card having a magnetic recordable data strip; and
engaging the secondary data card and the primary data card by compressing the primary data card and the secondary data card until one of a front face and a back face of the secondary data card is one of coplanar and substantially coplanar with one of a front face and a back face of the primary data card.
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34. A method for assembling a data card, the method comprising:
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aligning an exterior wall of a secondary data card having a magnetic recordable data strip with an opening of a cut-out portion located along an exterior wall of a primary data card so that the primary data card and the secondary data card are coplanar, the primary data card having a magnetic recordable data strip; and
engaging the secondary data card and the primary data card by sliding the secondary data card into the cut-out portion of the primary data card until the exterior wall of the secondary data card makes contact with an interior wall of the cut-out portion.
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