PACKAGING FOR A PORTABLE CONSUMER DEVICE
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1. A portable consumer device comprising:
- a substrate having an information bearing region pertaining to a payment processing system; and
a cover for the information bearing region, wherein;
the cover has a breakable anti-tampering member;
when the anti-tampering member is unbroken, the cover substantially prevents interaction of the information bearing region with a point of service terminal;
when the anti-tampering member is broken, the breaking of the anti-tampering member;
permits interaction of the information bearing region with the point of service terminal; and
substantially permanently alters the cover.
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Abstract
A portable consumer device having an information bearing region is packaged with an anti-tampering member. The region includes information pertaining to an account associated with a payment processing system. With a permanent alteration of the anti-tampering member so as to make the region accessible, a merchant'"'"'s point of service terminal can interact with the region so as to change a state of the account.
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37 Claims
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1. A portable consumer device comprising:
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a substrate having an information bearing region pertaining to a payment processing system; and a cover for the information bearing region, wherein; the cover has a breakable anti-tampering member; when the anti-tampering member is unbroken, the cover substantially prevents interaction of the information bearing region with a point of service terminal; when the anti-tampering member is broken, the breaking of the anti-tampering member; permits interaction of the information bearing region with the point of service terminal; and substantially permanently alters the cover. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A portable consumer device comprising:
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a payment card having an information bearing region pertaining to a payment processing system; and a cover having a perforation and enclosing the payment card, wherein; when the perforation is unbroken, the cover substantially prevents interaction of the information bearing region with a point of service terminal for the payment processing system; and when the perforation is broken the cover substantially permits interaction of the information bearing region with the point of service terminal for the payment processing system. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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23. A portable consumer device comprising:
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a payment card having an information bearing region pertaining to a payment processing system; a cover for the information bearing region; a hinge holding a portion of the cover in contact with a portion of the payment card; and an anti-tampering member that is broken by pivoting the cover about the hinge, wherein; when the anti-tampering member is unbroken, the cover substantially prevents interaction of the information bearing region with a point of service terminal for the payment processing system; and when the anti-tampering member is broken, pivoting the cover substantially permits interaction of the information bearing region with the point of service terminal for the payment processing system. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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25. A method comprising:
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breaking an anti-tampering member of a cover substantially covering an information bearing region of a portable consumer device, the information bearing region bearing information that includes an account associated with a payment processing system; and interacting the information bearing region with a point of service terminal in communication with the payment processing system, wherein; when the anti-tampering member is unbroken, the cover substantially prevents interaction of the information bearing region with the point of service terminal; and
when the anti-tampering member is broken, the cover substantially permits interaction of the information bearing region with the point of service terminal. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A method comprising:
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breaking a perforation on packaging enclosing a payment card having an information bearing region pertaining to a payment processing system; and interacting the region of the payment card with a point of service terminal that is in communication with the payment processing system, wherein; the breaking of the perforation substantially permits interaction of the information bearing region with a point of service terminal for the payment processing system; and the unbroken perforation substantially prevents interaction of the information bearing region with the point of service terminal for the payment processing system. - View Dependent Claims (33)
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34. A method comprising:
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breaking an anti-tampering member of a cover substantially covering an information bearing region of a portable consumer device, by pivoting a cover relative to a payment card about a hinge that holds a portion of the cover in contact with a portion of the payment card, the information bearing region bearing information that includes an account associated with a payment processing system; and interacting the information bearing region of the payment card with the point of service terminal, wherein the point of service terminal is in communication with the payment processing system and wherein; when the anti-tampering member is unbroken, the covering substantially prevents interaction of the information bearing region with the point of service terminal; and when the anti-tampering member is broken, the pivoted covering substantially permits interaction of the information bearing region with the point of service terminal.
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35. A merchant checkout comprising:
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a point of service terminal in communication with a payment processing system; and a rack displaying a plurality of portable consumer devices, each portable consumer device having; a substrate having an information bearing region pertaining to a payment processing system; an anti-tampering member; and a cover substantially covering the region, wherein; when the anti-tampering member is unbroken, the cover substantially prevents interaction of the information bearing region with a point of service terminal;
when the anti-tampering member is broken, the breaking of the anti-tampering member permits interaction of the information bearing region with the point of service terminal. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37)
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