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WEARABLE ARTICLE HAVING POINT OF SALE PAYMENT FUNCTIONALITY

  • US 20120024947A1
  • Filed: 07/29/2010
  • Published: 02/02/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/29/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A wearable article configured for providing payment information to a point of sale terminal, the wearable article comprising:

  • an electronic device carried by the wearable article, the electronic device comprising;

    an energy storage element configured to power the electronic device;

    a memory device configured for storing account information corresponding to one or more accounts owned by the customer;

    a communication device configured for receiving a signal from the point of sale terminal requesting payment information;

    a processing device coupled with the energy storage element, the memory device, and the communication device, the processing device configured for receiving a communication from the communication device corresponding to a request for payment information from the point of sale terminal, reading at least a portion of the account information from the memory device, and instructing the communication device to communicate the at least a portion of the account information read from the memory device to the point of sale terminal in response to the request.

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