Multiple magnetic stripe transaction cards and systems for the utilization thereof
First Claim
1. An indivisible transaction card comprising:
- a standard size and configuration conforming to industry regulations for the transaction card wherein the transaction card is an indivisible card readable by standard transaction card readers and includes a front face and a rear face and side edges;
a first read-only magnetic stripe on one face adjacent one of the side edges;
a second read-only magnetic stripe on the other face disposed adjacent to the same side edge as the first read-only magnetic stripe; and
printed indicia on the card, the printed indicia relating to information encoded in the magnetic stripe.
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Abstract
A transaction card includes at least two read-only magnetically encoded stripes encoding different data in accordance with standard data encryption protocols readable by conventional transaction card reading systems. The stripes are on opposite sides of the card adjacent the same edge of the card. In accordance with one embodiment, superimposed upon the card are two sets of printed indicia including, for example, the transaction card number, the expiration date and the name of the card user. The indicia may be placed on the same side of the card or on opposite sides of the card. In this way, magnetically encoded information on the same transaction card may be segregated at the point of sale. The transaction card is readable by standard, existing readers and the information is processed for invoicing by standard processing systems to preferably generate a single statement with two groups of charges, one relating to each magnetically encoded stripe.
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16 Claims
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1. An indivisible transaction card comprising:
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a standard size and configuration conforming to industry regulations for the transaction card wherein the transaction card is an indivisible card readable by standard transaction card readers and includes a front face and a rear face and side edges; a first read-only magnetic stripe on one face adjacent one of the side edges; a second read-only magnetic stripe on the other face disposed adjacent to the same side edge as the first read-only magnetic stripe; and printed indicia on the card, the printed indicia relating to information encoded in the magnetic stripe. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system including standard retail transaction card readers with central information processors being connected thereto and a plurality of indivisible transaction cards readable by the standard retail transaction card readers, the system comprising:
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a standard size and configuration conforming to industry regulations for the transaction cards, wherein the transaction cards are indivisible cards readable by standard transaction card readers and each include a front face and a rear face and size edges; a first read-only magnetic stripe on one face of the transaction cards adjacent one of the side edges of the transaction cards; a second read-only magnetic stripe on the other face of the transaction cards disposed adjacent to the same side edge as the first read-only magnetic strip on the transaction cards; printed indicia on the transaction cards, the printed indicia relating to information encoded in the magnetic stripes; the standard retail transaction card readers or ATM bank card readers being connected to an invoice generating processor; and statements being generated by the invoice generating processor for each transaction card, the statement shaving information corresponding to the first read-only data stripes and information corresponding with the second read-only data stripes. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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