SELECTABLE MULTI-PURPOSE CARD
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Abstract
A selectable, multi-purpose card comprising a plurality of features stored in memory means operatively mounted on the card and selection means for allowing a user to select a feature in a few simple steps, preferably in a single step. In one embodiment the card includes a plurality of magnetic strips positioned on the card in a manner to allow swiping each magnetic strip separately using conventional reading devices. Each magnetic strip activates a different feature of the card. In another embodiment the card includes a programmable magnetic strip, a plurality of features stored in memory means mounted on the card, a plurality of buttons or contacts, and means for programming the magnetic strip with a different card feature. The card may also include a thin, flexible display.
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44 Claims
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28. A system comprising:
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a credit card having a display for displaying a first number for a first period of time in response to a user input and displaying a second number for a second period of time response to a second user input; and a card reader device, wherein the card reader device is adapted to read the first number and the second number using a plurality of reading mechanisms, wherein at least one mechanism utilizes emulated magnetic stripe data produced by the credit card, wherein at least one of the first number and the second number accessed by the card reader is used to effectuate a financial transaction. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A method comprising:
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providing a secure number on a payment card; displaying on a display of the payment card a first number for a first period of time in response to a user input; displaying on the display of the payment card a second number for a second period of time response to a second user input; and a card reader device, wherein the card reader device is adapted to read the first number and the second number using a plurality of reading mechanisms, wherein at least one mechanism utilizes emulated magnetic stripe data produced by the payment card, wherein at least one of the first number and the second number accessed by the card reader is used to effectuate a financial transaction.
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44. A machine readable medium, executable by a machine, that includes program logic imprinted thereon for performing the method comprising:
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providing a secure number on a payment card; displaying on a display of the payment card a first number for a first period of time in response to a user input; displaying on the display of the payment card a second number for a second period of time response to a second user input; and a card reader device, wherein the card reader device is adapted to read the first number and the second number using a plurality of reading mechanisms, wherein at least one mechanism utilizes emulated magnetic stripe data produced by the payment card, wherein at least one of the first number and the second number accessed by the card reader is used to effectuate a financial transaction.
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