PUBLIC/PRIVATE DUAL CARD SYSTEM AND METHOD
First Claim
1. A method for providing a multiple-service card, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving at a service partner an application for a multiple-service card from a consumer, said application comprising fields which include credit card application information for a particular credit card and service partner information, said service partner information related at least in part to a private retailer transaction instrument associated with the service partner establishment;
reviewing said application for fields which include service partner information;
extracting said service partner information from said application for a multiple-service card;
communicating said service partner information to a service partner to determine if said service partner desires to provide access into said service partner establishment and to purchase goods and services from said service partner using said particular credit card;
reviewing said application for fields which include credit card application information;
extracting said credit card application information from said application for a multiple-service card;
communicating said credit card application information to a provider of credit services, said provider of credit services thereafter determining whether it desires to extend credit to the consumer; and
if said provider of credit services desires to extend credit to the consumer, establishing an account associated with said consumer, initiating processing, statementing, billing, accounting, and servicing functions relating to said account and causing a multiple-service card to be sent to the consumer, wherein said multiple-service card is configured for providing a primary party'"'"'s services and a service partner'"'"'s services.
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Abstract
A system and method for providing a multiple-service card is disclosed. A card member 108 is provided with a single card that serves as both an open transaction instrument and a private retailer transaction instrument. This multiple-service card may have the traditional credit card data on one side of the card, including, for example, the account number, name of the account holder, and the expiration date. The other side of the card may include a magnetic stripe that contains the account information in machine readable form as well as private retailer transaction instrument information. In the system, the primary party and the service partner participants cooperate to complete the processes associated with the provision of the combined card services, including a new account process, card replacement and renewal processes, a service partner cancellation process, and a process for cancellation and/or transfer by a primary party.
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35 Claims
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1. A method for providing a multiple-service card, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving at a service partner an application for a multiple-service card from a consumer, said application comprising fields which include credit card application information for a particular credit card and service partner information, said service partner information related at least in part to a private retailer transaction instrument associated with the service partner establishment;
reviewing said application for fields which include service partner information;
extracting said service partner information from said application for a multiple-service card;
communicating said service partner information to a service partner to determine if said service partner desires to provide access into said service partner establishment and to purchase goods and services from said service partner using said particular credit card;
reviewing said application for fields which include credit card application information;
extracting said credit card application information from said application for a multiple-service card;
communicating said credit card application information to a provider of credit services, said provider of credit services thereafter determining whether it desires to extend credit to the consumer; and
if said provider of credit services desires to extend credit to the consumer, establishing an account associated with said consumer, initiating processing, statementing, billing, accounting, and servicing functions relating to said account and causing a multiple-service card to be sent to the consumer, wherein said multiple-service card is configured for providing a primary party'"'"'s services and a service partner'"'"'s services. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 11)
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6. A multiple-service card associated with a service partner, a primary party and a holder, the card comprising:
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a first side and a second side, the first side having first indicia associated with said primary party, the second side having second indicia associated with said service partner, wherein said multiple service card is obtained by;
receiving at a service partner an application for a multiple-service card from a consumer, said application comprising fields which include credit card application information for a particular credit card and service partner information, said service partner information related at least in part to a private retailer transaction instrument associated with the service partner establishment;
reviewing said application for fields which include service partner information;
extracting said service partner information from said application for a multiple-service card;
communicating said service partner information to a service partner to determine if said service partner desires to provide access into said service partner establishment and to purchase goods and services from said service partner using said particular credit card;
reviewing said application for fields which include credit card application information;
extracting said credit card application information from said application for a multiple-service card;
communicating said credit card application information to a provider of credit services, said provider of credit services thereafter determining whether it desires to extend credit to the consumer; and
if said provider of credit services desires to extend credit to the consumer, establishing an account associated with said consumer, initiating processing, statementing, billing, accounting, and servicing functions relating to said account and causing a multiple-service card to be sent to the consumer, wherein said multiple-service card is configured for providing a primary party'"'"'s services and a service partner'"'"'s services. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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12. A method for facilitating the management of a plurality of data sets on a transaction instrument, the method comprising the steps of:
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facilitating enrollment of a first data set owner associated with an open transaction instrument and a second data set owner associated with a private retailer transaction instrument in multiple transaction accounts on a transaction instrument program;
facilitating adding to a database, a first data set of a first format at the transaction instrument, wherein said first data set is owned by said first data set owner;
facilitating adding to a database, a second data set of a second format at the transaction instrument, wherein said second data set is owned by said second 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 data set is stored in accordance with said first format, and said second data set is stored in accordance with said second format; and
facilitating modifying at least one of said first and second data set on said database. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A system for facilitating the management of a plurality of data sets stored on a RF operable transaction instrument, said transaction instrument comprising:
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at least one data storage area configured to store a first data set in a first format and a second data storage area configured to store a second data set in a second format different from said first format, said first data set associated with a first owner, wherein said first owner is associated with an open transaction instrument and said data storage area configured to store said first data set in said first format independent of said second data set, and, said second data set associated with a second owner, wherein said second owner is associated with a private retailer transaction instrument, and said data storage area configured to store said second data set in said second format independent of said first data set;
a remote database configured to store a exact duplicate representation of said first data storage area and said second data storage area; and
an interaction device configured to read and write data to said transaction device storage area, said interaction device configured to receive said first and second data sets from said remote data base, and to provide said first and second data sets to said transaction instrument data base. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A data management system comprising:
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a transaction instrument associated with a first data set of a first format and a second data set of a second format, wherein said first data set is owned by a first owner associated with an open transaction instrument and said second data set is owned by a second owner different from the first and said second data set is associated with a private retailer transaction instrument, and wherein said transaction instrument is configured to facilitate at least one of a first data set owner and a user of said transaction instrument in managing said first data set without involvement of an issuer of said transaction instrument;
a database configured to store said first and second data sets, said first data set having a format different from said second format, said database configured to store said first data set in accordance with said first format, and said database configured to store said second data sets in accordance with said second format; and
an interaction device configured to communicate with said financial transaction instrument and said database, said interaction device configured to receive said first and second data set and to provide said first and second data to said transaction instrument. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35)
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Specification