Automated card customization machine
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1. A memory card comprising:
- a non-volatile memory;
a connector configured to enable the memory card to be operatively coupled to a host computer; and
a housing enclosing the non-volatile memory, the housing having a customized card shape that is determined according to a first user-selected shape parameter, wherein the housing is configured to be shaped by a contour shaper of a card vending machine to form the customized card shape, wherein the housing includes account information associated with the user and printed onto a surface of the housing, wherein the housing includes a user-selected customized graphical decoration that is determined according to a user-selected graphic value, the memory card dispensed from storage in a first storage compartment of the card vending machine, the first storage compartment accessible to a first issuer and excluded from access to a second issuer and distinct from a second storage compartment that is excluded from access to the first issuer and that is accessible to the second issuer, wherein the memory card is distinct from a second memory card from the second storage compartment that is shaped by the contour shaper and that includes second data stored in response to a second user-selected shape parameter.
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Abstract
A memory card includes a non-volatile memory, a connector configured to enable the memory card to be operatively coupled to a host computer, and a housing enclosing the non-volatile memory. The housing has a customized physical contour that is determined according to a user-selected value.
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1. A memory card comprising:
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a non-volatile memory; a connector configured to enable the memory card to be operatively coupled to a host computer; and a housing enclosing the non-volatile memory, the housing having a customized card shape that is determined according to a first user-selected shape parameter, wherein the housing is configured to be shaped by a contour shaper of a card vending machine to form the customized card shape, wherein the housing includes account information associated with the user and printed onto a surface of the housing, wherein the housing includes a user-selected customized graphical decoration that is determined according to a user-selected graphic value, the memory card dispensed from storage in a first storage compartment of the card vending machine, the first storage compartment accessible to a first issuer and excluded from access to a second issuer and distinct from a second storage compartment that is excluded from access to the first issuer and that is accessible to the second issuer, wherein the memory card is distinct from a second memory card from the second storage compartment that is shaped by the contour shaper and that includes second data stored in response to a second user-selected shape parameter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A memory card comprising:
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a non-volatile memory; a connector configured to enable the memory card to be operatively coupled to a host computer; and a housing enclosing the non-volatile memory, the housing having a customized card shape and further having a customized graphical decoration printed upon the housing, wherein the housing is configured to be shaped by a contour shaper of a card vending machine to form the customized card shape, and wherein the housing includes account information associated with the user and printed onto a surface of the housing, wherein the memory card is a secure memory card and wherein the customized card shape and the customized graphical decoration correspond to selections of an authenticated user of the secure memory card to apply the customized card shape and the customized graphical decoration to the secure memory card, the memory card dispensed from storage in a first storage compartment of the card vending machine, the first storage compartment accessible to a first issuer and excluded from access to a second issuer and distinct from a second storage compartment that is excluded from access to the first issuer and that is accessible to the second issuer, wherein the memory card is distinct from a second memory card from the second storage compartment that is shaped by the contour shaper and that includes data stored in response to an authenticated user-selected value. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A method comprising:
in a first memory card having a non-volatile memory, a connector configured to enable the first memory card to be operatively coupled to a host computer, and a housing enclosing the non-volatile memory, the housing having a customized card shape that is determined according to a first card shape selection, wherein the housing is configured to be shaped by a contour shaper of a card vending machine to form the customized card shape, wherein the housing includes account information associated with the user and printed onto a surface of the housing, and wherein the housing includes a user-selected customized graphical decoration that is determined according to a user-selected graphic value, performing; receiving data to be stored in the non-volatile memory, wherein the data corresponds to a data selection of the user; and storing the data in the non-volatile memory, wherein the first memory card is stored in a first storage compartment of the card vending machine, the first storage compartment accessible to a first issuer and excluded from access to a second issuer and distinct from a second storage compartment that is excluded from access to the first issuer and that is accessible to the second issuer, wherein the first memory card is distinct from a second memory card from the second storage compartment that is shaped by the contour shaper according to a second card shape selection. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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