Method, system and portable consumer device using wildcard values
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1. A portable consumer device to be used by a consumer in a purchasing transaction, the portable consumer device comprising:
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a computer readable medium coupled to the body, the computer readable medium comprising a data string including one or more wildcard values, wherein the data string is specifically associated with the consumer, wherein the one or more wildcard values are associated with the purchasing transaction.
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Abstract
A portable consumer device is disclosed. The portable consumer device includes a body and a computer readable medium coupled to the body. The computer readable medium comprises a data string including one or more wildcard values. The data string is specifically associated with the consumer. For example, the data string may represent one or more products that the consumer prefers to use.
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39 Claims
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1. A portable consumer device to be used by a consumer in a purchasing transaction, the portable consumer device comprising:
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a body; and a computer readable medium coupled to the body, the computer readable medium comprising a data string including one or more wildcard values, wherein the data string is specifically associated with the consumer, wherein the one or more wildcard values are associated with the purchasing transaction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 20, 21, 22)
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10. A method for using a portable consumer device to be used by a consumer in a purchasing transaction, the method comprising:
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(a) providing for a portable consumer device comprising a computer readable medium coupled to a body, the computer readable medium comprising a first data string including one or more wildcard values, wherein the first data string is specifically associated with the consumer, wherein at least one wildcard value is associated with the purchasing transaction; (b) retrieving the first data string; (c) comparing the first data string to a second data string; and (d) providing an output after (c). - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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23. A system comprising:
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(a) a portable consumer device to be used by a consumer in a purchasing transaction, the portable consumer device comprising (i) a body and (ii) a computer readable medium coupled to the body, the computer readable medium comprising a data string including one or more wildcard values, wherein the data string is specifically associated with the consumer, wherein the one or more wildcard values are associated with the purchasing transaction; and (b) an access device, wherein the access device is capable of retrieving the data string from the portable consumer device. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A system for managing transactions with respect to a consumer in conducting a purchasing transaction, comprising:
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a portable device configured to store a first data string having one or more wildcard values, wherein the first data string is specifically associated with the consumer, wherein the one or more wildcard values are associated with the purchasing transaction; and an access device configured to communicate with the portable device and process a transaction relating to the consumer using the first data string. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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