Cards with serial magnetic emulators
First Claim
1. A card comprising:
- an electronic device operable to communicate first information to a read-head of a magnetic stripe reader;
a first capacitive sensor;
a second capacitive sensor;
a third capacitive sensor; and
a fourth capacitive sensor, wherein said first, second, third, and fourth capacitive sensors are utilized to detect said read-head.
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Abstract
A card is provided, such as a credit card or security card, that may transmit information to a magnetic stripe reader via a magnetic emulator. The emulator may transmit the information serially in order to reduce the amount of circuitry needed to emulate a particular block of information. Additionally, for example, a serial encoder may send any amount of information through a single emulation segment. Such a magnetic emulator may be provided on a credit card. A dynamic credit card number may be provided by, for example, coding a number with a different coding scheme for different periods of time. The magnetic emulator may be utilized to transmit a particular coded number for a particular period of time. In this manner, a dynamic credit card number may be provided such that to help secure, and progress, a payment transaction.
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20 Claims
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1. A card comprising:
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an electronic device operable to communicate first information to a read-head of a magnetic stripe reader; a first capacitive sensor; a second capacitive sensor; a third capacitive sensor; and a fourth capacitive sensor, wherein said first, second, third, and fourth capacitive sensors are utilized to detect said read-head. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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