Credit Card with E-paper Display for Advertisement and with Optical Communication and Power Transfer Modules
First Claim
1. An advertising message delivery system comprising:
- a. a card reader and a financial transaction card, wherein the card reader and the card can be coupled through an optical communication module and an optical power transfer module; and
b. an electrically replaceable display on one of two surfaces of the card pertaining to displaying an advertising message transferred from the card reader through the optical communication module,wherein operations of the card is powered by power transferred from the card reader through the optical power transfer module when the card and the card reader are coupled.
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Abstract
A novel credit or charging card is disclosed. According to one implementation, the card comprises an e-paper type of display on at least one of two surfaces of the card. An advertising message may be displayed. The advertising message may be replaced by a new one when the card is connected to a card reader. The advertising message may be selected based upon a data file stored in a storage unit of the card. The data file includes a purchase history of the user using the card. According to one embodiment of the invention, the card and the reader are coupled through an optical power transfer module and an optical communication module. Operations of the card are powered by optical energy transmitted from the card reader.
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20 Claims
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1. An advertising message delivery system comprising:
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a. a card reader and a financial transaction card, wherein the card reader and the card can be coupled through an optical communication module and an optical power transfer module; and b. an electrically replaceable display on one of two surfaces of the card pertaining to displaying an advertising message transferred from the card reader through the optical communication module, wherein operations of the card is powered by power transferred from the card reader through the optical power transfer module when the card and the card reader are coupled. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An advertising message delivery system comprising:
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a. a card reader and a financial transaction card, wherein said card reader and card can be coupled through a communication module and a power transfer module; b. an electrically replaceable display on one of two surfaces of the card; and c. a light-to-electrical power converter on one of the two surfaces of the card. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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