Radio frequency identification purchase transactions
First Claim
1. A method for using a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) payment card comprising:
- receiving an indicia identifying the RFID card;
receiving a request to activate the RFID card;
activating the RFID card by associating an initial value with a database record associated with the RFID card;
receiving a PIN associated with the RFID card;
receiving profile information; and
associating said profile information with the database record.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for using a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) payment card are disclosed herein. The method generally comprises receiving an indicia identifying an RFID card, receiving a request to activate the RFID card, activating the RFID card by associating an initial value with a database record associated with the RFID card; receiving a PIN associated with the RFID card; receiving profile information; and associating the profile information with the database record. Systems for using RFID cards generally comprise an RFID card, an RFID account associated with the RFID card, a merchant communication module that receives indicia identifying the RFID card and sends a request to activate the RFID card, and a central processor or intermediary that receives a PIN associated with the RFID card and a request to activate the RFID card from the merchant communication module.
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41 Claims
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1. A method for using a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) payment card comprising:
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receiving an indicia identifying the RFID card;
receiving a request to activate the RFID card;
activating the RFID card by associating an initial value with a database record associated with the RFID card;
receiving a PIN associated with the RFID card;
receiving profile information; and
associating said profile information with the database record. - 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, 29, 30)
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31. A method for using a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) card comprising:
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receiving an indicia identifying the RFID card;
receiving a request to activate the RFID card;
activating the RFID card by associating an RFID account with the RFID card;
associating a face value from the RFID card with the RFID account;
receiving a text message from a mobile telephone comprising a PIN associated with the RFID card;
identifying an Electronic Serial Number (ESN) or a telephone number associated with the mobile telephone;
associating the ESN or the telephone number with a user account associated with a provider of services or products;
crediting the face value from the RFID card to the user account; and
sending a text message to the mobile telephone confirming that the face value was credited to the user account.
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32. A system for using a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) card, comprising:
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an RFID card;
an RFID account associated with the RFID card;
a merchant RFID communication module that receives indicia identifying the RFID card and sends a request to activate the RFID card by associating an initial value to the RFID account; and
a central processor or intermediary that receives a PIN associated with the RFID card and a request to activate the RFID card from the merchant RFID communication module, and wherein the central processor or intermediary activates the RFID card by associating an initial value and profile information with the RFID account. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A system for using a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) card, comprising:
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an RFID card;
a data storage device comprising an RFID account;
a mobile telephone;
a merchant RFID communication moducle, that receives an indicia identifying the RFID card from the RFID card and sends a request to activate the RFID card;
a central processor or intermediary that;
receives the request to activate RFID card;
activates the RFID card by associating an RFID account with the RFID card;
associates a face value from the RFID card with the RFID account;
receives a text message from the mobile telephone comprising a PIN associated with the RFID card;
identifies an Electronic Serial Number (ESN) or a telephone number associated with the mobile telephone;
associates the ESN or the telephone number with a user account associated with a provider of services or products;
credits the face value from the RFID card to the user account; and
sends a text message to the mobile telephone confirming that the face value was credited to the user account.
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38. A method for using a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) card comprising:
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scanning a universal price code (UPC) using a point-of-sale (POS) bar code reader or a magnetic stripe reader;
determining whether the UPC is associated with an RFID product; and
upon a determination that the UPC is associated with an RFID product, performing the following steps;
a) reading RFID data from the RFID card, and b) sending an activation request, comprising at least a portion of the RFID data. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41)
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