Card for service access
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1. An interface card comprising:
- a substrate with a plurality of indicia formed thereon, said card being configured for insertion into a receptacle of a card read device; and
a memory for storing first data identifying one of said indicia, said first data being transmitted to a service providing apparatus upon selection of said one indicia, wherein second data identifying said interface card is transmitted to said service providing apparatus multiple times between an insertion and a subsequent removal of said interface card from said receptacle of said card read device, said service providing apparatus being configured to provide a service based on said first data and said second data.
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Abstract
An interface card comprising a substrate with indicia formed thereon. The card is configured for insertion into a read device. The read device has a substantially transparent touch sensitive membrane arranged to overlay the interface card so as to present the indicia to a user of the read device through the membrane. The read device also comprises a memory for storing a service identifier for identifying a service to be received from an external device according to indicia selected by the user and data stored in the memory and associated with the indicia.
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30 Claims
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1. An interface card comprising:
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a substrate with a plurality of indicia formed thereon, said card being configured for insertion into a receptacle of a card read device; and
a memory for storing first data identifying one of said indicia, said first data being transmitted to a service providing apparatus upon selection of said one indicia, wherein second data identifying said interface card is transmitted to said service providing apparatus multiple times between an insertion and a subsequent removal of said interface card from said receptacle of said card read device, said service providing apparatus being configured to provide a service based on said first data and said second data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A control template configured for insertion into a receptacle of a card read device, said template comprising:
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an electronic card formed of a substrate having associated therewith a memory device;
a plurality of indicia arbitrarily formed on said substrate; and
first data stored within said memory device, said first data identifying one of said indicia and being transmitted to a service providing apparatus upon selection of said one indicia, wherein second data identifying said control template is transmitted to said service providing apparatus multiple times between an insertion and a subsequent removal of said control template from said receptacle of said card read device, said service providing apparatus being configured to provide a service based on said first data and said second data. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of providing a service, to be received from a service providing apparatus, using an interface card, said interface card comprising a substrate with a plurality of indicia formed thereof and being configured for insertion into a receptacle of a card read device, said method comprising the steps of:
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transmitting first data identifying one of said indicia to said service providing apparatus upon selection of said one indicia, and transmitting second data identifying the interface card to said service providing apparatus multiple times between an insertion and a subsequent removal of said interface card from said receptacle of said card read device, wherein said service is provided by said service providing apparatus based on said first data and said second data. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A program that when executed by a computer performs a method for providing a service, to received from a service providing apparatus, using an interface card, said interface card comprising a substrate a plurality of indicia formed thereon and being configured for insertion into a receptacle of a card read device, said program comprising the steps of:
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transmitting first data identifying one of said indicia to said service providing apparatus upon selection of said one indicia; and
transmitting second data identifying the interface card to said service providing apparatus multiple times between an insertion and a subsequent removal of said interface card from said receptacle of said card read device, said service being provided by said service providing apparatus based on said first data and said second data. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30)
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