Dynamic smart card/media imaging
First Claim
1. A method of displaying data utilizing information stored on smart media, the method comprising the steps of:
- downloading the data onto the smart media and storing the data in memory located on the smart media, the data comprising a set of images having at least one image;
downloading a profile of a smart media holder onto the smart media, the profile containing personal data and usage data about the smart media holder;
presenting the smart media to a card reader located on end equipment and downloading the profile of the smart media holder to the end equipment;
comparing the profile to a set of destinations to determine which image in the set of images to display, each image in the set of images corresponding to a destination in the set of destinations, each destination in the set of destinations distinct from a location of the end equipment;
selecting an image from the set of images, the selected image corresponding to a destination in the set of destinations located in close proximity to the end equipment; and
displaying the selected image on a display.
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Abstract
A smart electronic media dynamic imaging system and method to store and retrieve intelligent data tat may be used for displaying images, USCT alerts, or textual messages. The system is comprised of smart media, a reader, a vendor or electronic gate having display and a hosting computer that allows for the transfer and receiving of image data on to and from the smart media The method stores image data onto the smart media and locates images in a host computer such as that of the gate, vendor or store/station computer. In addition, a method of supplying personal data to a decision tree to determine what image data or file should be displayed is disclosed. The stored data held within the smart media, may contain personal data, usage information, and/or user profile tags (information) that can be used to decipher or data mine what data is to be activated or displayed.
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47 Claims
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1. A method of displaying data utilizing information stored on smart media, the method comprising the steps of:
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downloading the data onto the smart media and storing the data in memory located on the smart media, the data comprising a set of images having at least one image; downloading a profile of a smart media holder onto the smart media, the profile containing personal data and usage data about the smart media holder; presenting the smart media to a card reader located on end equipment and downloading the profile of the smart media holder to the end equipment; comparing the profile to a set of destinations to determine which image in the set of images to display, each image in the set of images corresponding to a destination in the set of destinations, each destination in the set of destinations distinct from a location of the end equipment; selecting an image from the set of images, the selected image corresponding to a destination in the set of destinations located in close proximity to the end equipment; and displaying the selected image on a display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of displaying data utilizing information stored on smart media, the method comprising the steps of:
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storing a set of images in memory on end equipment, each image in the set of images is stored in a separate address in the memory; downloading a profile of a smart media holder onto the smart media, the profile containing personal data and usage data about a smart media holder; presenting the smart media to a card reader located on end equipment and downloading the profile of the smart media holder to the end equipment; comparing the profile to a set of destinations to determine which image in the set of images to display, each image in the set of images corresponding to a destination in the set of destinations, each destination in the set of destinations distinct from a location of the end equipment; selecting an image from the set of images, the selected image corresponding to a destination in the set of destinations located in close proximity to the end equipment; directing the end equipment to locate the address in memory where the selected image is stored and to retrieve the selected image for display; and displaying the selected image on a display screen. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of displaying data stored on smart media, the method comprising the steps of:
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downloading the data onto the smart media, the smart media containing a display screen for displaying the data; storing the data in memory located on the smart media, the data comprising a set of images having at least one image, each image in the set of images being replaced at a predetermined interval with an image representing a different product or service; instructing the smart media to display a listing of available images on the display screen; selecting an image from the list of available images in the set of images to display on the display screen, the image selected is determined by a smart media holder; and displaying the selected image on the display screen. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method of encoding data on smart media, the method comprising the steps of:
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downloading a set of images to end equipment from a host computer, the set of images having at least one image and a corresponding predetermined interval for which the at least one image is valid; presenting the smart media to a card reader located on the end equipment and downloading profile data of a cardholder from the smart media to the end equipment; identifying images in the set of images that correspond to preferred products or services of the cardholder based upon the profile data; selecting an image from the identified images according to a predetermined priority among the preferred products and services; and transferring the selected image to the smart media; and displaying the selected image on a display screen when the smart media is presented to any card reader. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A method of encoding data on smart media, the method comprising the steps of:
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storing a database of information about discounts available to a smart media holder on a device; storing profile data on the smart media, the profile data comprising usage data and personal data of the smart media holder; presenting the smart media to a card reader located on the device and downloading the profile data from the smart media to the device; and retrieving discount information from the database based upon the profile data; selecting a preferred discount from the discount information, the preferred discount being selected according to a predetermined priority among preferred products and services of the smart media holder using the profile data; automatically downloading the preferred discount onto the smart media for immediate use by the smart media holder. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A method of displaying data utilizing information stored on smart media, the method comprising the steps of:
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storing a set of image identifiers on a device that point to a set of available images, the set of available images stored on the device; storing a file on the smart media that contain identification numbers that point to the set of images; presenting the smart media to a card reader located on the device and downloading the file to a device; selecting an identification number from the file and pointing to an image in the set of available images to display; and displaying the image on a display screen. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46)
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47. A method of displaying data utilizing information stored on smart media, the information including a profile of a smart media holder onto the smart media, the profile containing personal data and usage data about the smart media holder, the method comprising:
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downloading the data from a fare collecting gate onto the smart media, the data comprising a set of images having at least one image; receiving the smart media at a card reader located on the fare collecting gate and receiving the profile of the smart media holder at the fare collecting gate; comparing the profile to a set of destinations to determine which image in the set of images to display, each image in the set of images corresponding to a destination in the set of destinations, at least one destination in the set of destinations distinct from a location of the fare collecting gate; selecting an image from the set of images corresponding to a destination in the set of destinations; and displaying the image on a display.
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