Systems and methods for providing a RF transaction device operable to store multiple distinct calling card accounts
First Claim
1. A method for facilitating a transaction using a plurality of calling card issuer owned data sets on a transaction instrument, the method comprising the steps of:
- facilitating enrollment of a first call carrier data set owner and a second call carrier data set owner into a RF transaction instrument program;
facilitating adding to a database, a first calling card data set of a first format at the transaction instrument, wherein said first data set is owned by said first call carrier data set owner;
facilitating adding to a database, a second calling card data set of a second format at the transaction instrument, wherein said second data set is owned by said second call carrier data set owner, wherein said first owner is distinct from said second owner, and said first format is different from said second format, wherein said first call carrier data set is stored in accordance with said first format, and said second call carrier data set is stored in accordance with said second format; and
wherein said transaction instrument is operable to complete a calling card call in accordance with at least one of said first and second format.
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Abstract
A RF transaction device is provided, which is operable to store multiple distinct calling card accounts associated with a calling card account. The multiple calling card accounts may be provided by one or more calling card carrier. The invention further includes a RF operable reader in communication with a telephonic call enabling device. The RF transaction device communicates with the reader to provide calling card account information. Since the RF device has multiple distinct credit card account numbers stored on the transaction device, the RF transaction device may be used to effectuate a calling card call on different call carrier systems using differently formatted call authorizing systems.
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7 Claims
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1. A method for facilitating a transaction using a plurality of calling card issuer owned data sets on a transaction instrument, the method comprising the steps of:
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facilitating enrollment of a first call carrier data set owner and a second call carrier data set owner into a RF transaction instrument program;
facilitating adding to a database, a first calling card data set of a first format at the transaction instrument, wherein said first data set is owned by said first call carrier data set owner;
facilitating adding to a database, a second calling card data set of a second format at the transaction instrument, wherein said second data set is owned by said second call carrier data set owner, wherein said first owner is distinct from said second owner, and said first format is different from said second format, wherein said first call carrier data set is stored in accordance with said first format, and said second call carrier data set is stored in accordance with said second format; and
wherein said transaction instrument is operable to complete a calling card call in accordance with at least one of said first and second format. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A system for a transaction device for storing multiple calling card accounts numbers distinctly stored on a RF operable transaction instrument,
said RF transaction instrument comprising at least a first data storage area configured to store a first calling card number in a first format and a second data storage area configured to store a second calling card number in a second format different from said first format, said first calling card number associated with a first owner and said data storage area configured to store said first calling card number in said first format independent of said second data set.
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