Virtual card personalization system
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1. A method for personalizing transaction cards comprising:
- configuring a plurality of virtual devices to control physical personalization equipment;
providing a transaction card configuration to define a physical transaction card;
acquiring personalization data; and
processing the personalization data and the transaction card configuration by the plurality of virtual devices to cause the physical personalization equipment to personalize the physical transaction card with the personalization data as defined by the transaction card configuration.
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Abstract
A virtual card personalization system receives information to personalize a transaction card and creates a virtual transaction card using the information. Virtual devices in the system control physical personalization equipment which is used to produce the transaction card based on data in the virtual transaction card. Each virtual device converts the virtual transaction card data specific to its function into a format recognizable by the personalization equipment it controls and instructs the personalization equipment to process the converted data to produce the physical transaction card.
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29 Claims
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1. A method for personalizing transaction cards comprising:
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configuring a plurality of virtual devices to control physical personalization equipment;
providing a transaction card configuration to define a physical transaction card;
acquiring personalization data; and
processing the personalization data and the transaction card configuration by the plurality of virtual devices to cause the physical personalization equipment to personalize the physical transaction card with the personalization data as defined by the transaction card configuration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon a data structure comprising:
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a first field containing date representing an instance of a physical transaction card;
a second field containing data representing an integrated circuit on the physical transaction card identified by the first field; and
a third field containing data representing a magnetic stripe on the physical transaction card identified by the first field. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
a fourth field containing data representing an attribute of the physical transaction card, wherein the attribute is selected from the group consisting of a graphic, a bar code, and an embossed line.
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13. The computer-readable medium of claim 11, further comprising a fourth field containing data representing an indicator that causes an activation sticker to be attached to the transaction card identified by the first field.
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14. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable components for producing transaction cards on physical personalization equipment comprising:
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a programming interface for creating a virtual transaction card from data received from a data source; and
a virtual personalization machine logically coupled to the programming interface for instructing the physical personalization equipment to produce a physical transaction card defined by the virtual transaction card. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A virtual card personalization system comprising:
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a virtual card object defining a physical transaction card;
a programming interface object for creating the virtual card object from data in a data source object; and
a virtual personalization machine object for controlling physical personalization equipment to produce a physical transaction card defined by the virtual card object and personalization data in the data source object when a make card method is invoked by the programming interface object. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A computerized system for personalizing transaction cards comprising:
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a processor;
a computer readable medium coupled to the processor; and
personalization equipment coupled to the processor, wherein instructions executed from the computer readable medium by the processor cause the processor to create a virtual transaction card and to configure virtual devices which in turn cause the processor to send data and commands defined by the virtual transaction card to the personalization equipment to personalize a physical transaction card.
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29. A virtual card personalization system comprising:
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a card configuration means for defining a physical transaction card;
an interface means for acquiring data for the physical transaction card and coupled to the card configuration means;
a virtual personalization machine means coupled to the programming means and further coupled to physical personalization means, the virtual personalization machine means comprising;
a plurality of virtual device means for processing the card configuration means and the data to cause the physical personalization means to personalize the physical transaction card with the personalization data as defined by the card configuration means.
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