Security card and system for use thereof
First Claim
1. A security card for issuance to an owner, comprising a flat plastic card that is substantially similar in appearance and surface information content to a real bank card, so that an uninformed user of the security card cannot discern that the security card is not a real bank card, said security card being readable by a card machine but not usable to obtain money or credit when read by a card machine;
- wherein when the security card is read by a card machine, an invisible alarm system is initiated, and a visible dummy program is displayed that is similar in appearance to a program displayed when a real bank card is read by the card machine.
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Abstract
A security card system that includes a security card having an appearance like a real credit card or other bank card, and a security network that contains a security firm that enrolls persons in the system who have been provided with a security card by a card-issuing institution, and uses the security network for responding to emergency calls initiated by use of the security card, reports fraud, and in general, implements an emergency system and acts as a theft deterrent.
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11 Claims
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1. A security card for issuance to an owner, comprising a flat plastic card that is substantially similar in appearance and surface information content to a real bank card, so that an uninformed user of the security card cannot discern that the security card is not a real bank card, said security card being readable by a card machine but not usable to obtain money or credit when read by a card machine;
- wherein when the security card is read by a card machine, an invisible alarm system is initiated, and a visible dummy program is displayed that is similar in appearance to a program displayed when a real bank card is read by the card machine.
- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A security card system, comprising:
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(a) a security card for issuance to an owner that is substantially similar in appearance and surface information content to a real bank card, so that an uninformed user of the security card cannot discern that the security card is not a real bank card, said security card being readable by a card machine but not usable to obtain money or credit when read by a card machine;
wherein when the security card is used in a card machine, an invisible alarm system is initiated, and a visible dummy program is displayed that is similar in appearance to a program displayed when a real bank card is read by the card machine; and(b) a security firm that enrolls owners who have been issued a security card, responds to a remote alarm resulting from any use of the security card in a card machine, and implements subsequent response and apprehension procedures.
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10. A method of reducing bank card fraud, comprising:
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(a) providing a security card for issuance to an owner that is substantially similar in appearance and surface information content to a real bank card, so that an uninformed user of the security card cannot discern that the security card is not a real bank card, said security card being readable by a card machine but not usable to obtain money or credit when read by a card machine;
wherein when the security card is read by a card machine, an invisible alarm system is initiated and a visible dummy program is displayed that is similar in appearance to a program displayed when a real bank card is read by the card machine are initiated; and(b) providing a security firm that enrolls owners who have been issued a security card, responds to a remote alarm resulting from any use of the security card in a card machine, and implements subsequent response and apprehension procedures. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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