Real-time card credit limit on card plastic
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1. A method of displaying a current card balance on a credit card comprising:
- receiving a balance request from a button on the credit card;
retrieving the current card balance encoded on the credit card;
displaying the current card balance.
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Abstract
A system, method and credit card configured to display a current card balance on the credit card. The credit card receives a balance request from a button on the card. After retrieving the current card balance encoded on the credit card, the card displays the current card balance. Remote terminals may be configured to support the real-time display of a balance on a credit card by writing the current balance to the card after a payment transaction has occurred.
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1. A method of displaying a current card balance on a credit card comprising:
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receiving a balance request from a button on the credit card; retrieving the current card balance encoded on the credit card; displaying the current card balance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A credit card comprising:
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a non-volatile programmable memory configured to store a current card balance; a button configured to receive a request for the current card balance; a display configured to show the current card balance when the button receives the request for the current card balance. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of encoding a current card balance on a credit card comprising:
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determining the current card balance; prompting a user for presentation of the credit card; encoding the current card balance on the credit card. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer-readable medium, encoded with data and instructions, such that when executed by a device, the instructions causes the device to:
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determine a current card balance of a credit card; prompt a user for presentation of the credit card; encode the current card balance on the credit card. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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