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Method for optically decoding a debit or credit card

  • US 20130202185A1
  • Filed: 10/03/2012
  • Published: 08/08/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/08/2012
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method for collecting and transmitting information desired for a commercial transaction from a debit or credit card, the method comprising use of a processor configured with optical character recognition (OCR) capability to perform steps of:

  • collecting at least one optical image of the debit or credit card;

    algorithmically defining the edges of the debit or credit card from the collected image;

    applying predefined offsets to the algorithmically defined edges of the debit or credit card to algorithmically locate an area in the collected image having the desired transactional data;

    encoding the transactional data within the located area; and

    transmitting the encoded data for further processing of the commercial transaction.

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