Cards and devices with magnetic emulators with zoning control and advanced interiors
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1. A system comprising:
- a magnetic emulator including a coil, wherein said magnetic emulator is operable to electrically couple, and communicate data to, a read-head located on a magnetic stripe reader using said coil, said magnetic emulator is operable to detect the presence of said read-head using said coil before communicating said data to said read-head,wherein said coil is fabricated on multiple PCB layers, anda material is located in the interior of said coil.
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Abstract
A payment card (e.g., credit and/or debit card) is provided with a magnetic emulator operable to act as a magnetic stripe read-head detector and a data transmitter. A multiple layer flexible PCB may be fabricated to include multiple magnetic emulators. An emulator may include a coil that includes magnetic, ferromagnetic, or ferromagnetic, material in the coil'"'"'s interior. Coils may be associated with zones. As a read-head is detected to move from zone-to-zone, coils may be activated to transmit information in those zones.
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1. A system comprising:
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a magnetic emulator including a coil, wherein said magnetic emulator is operable to electrically couple, and communicate data to, a read-head located on a magnetic stripe reader using said coil, said magnetic emulator is operable to detect the presence of said read-head using said coil before communicating said data to said read-head, wherein said coil is fabricated on multiple PCB layers, and a material is located in the interior of said coil. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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2. A card comprising:
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a display; a processor; and a coil having a first set of coil segments and a second set of coil segments, wherein said coil is utilized to transmit information to a magnetic stripe read-head when said magnetic stripe read-head is determined to be aligned with said first set of coil segments, current is provided through said coil when said read-head is determined to be aligned with said first set of coil segments, said coil is not utilized to transmit information to a magnetic stripe read-head when said magnetic stripe read-head is determined to be aligned with said second set of coil segments, and no current is provided through said coil when said read-head is determined to be aligned with said second set of coil segments. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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