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Selectable multi-purpose card

  • US 7,591,416 B2
  • Filed: 02/24/2006
  • Issued: 09/22/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/06/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A system for conducting an electronic transactions using a transaction card, comprising:

  • a multiply-readable transaction card having a plurality of different reading mechanisms for account information to be read from the card;

    the transaction card having stored account information including first stored account information readable using a first reading mechanism and second stored account information using a second reading mechanism; and

    the transaction card being readable using multiple reading mechanisms by a card reader device;

    wherein the card reader terminal device is adapted to read said first stored account information using the first mechanism and said second stored account information using the second mechanism, wherein at least one mechanism utilizes emulated magnetic stripe data produced by the card, wherein data from the account information accessed by the card reader is used to effectuate a financial transaction.

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