System for data card emulation

• US 8,944,328 B2
• Filed: 01/06/2014
• Issued: 02/03/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 02/23/2008
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Cedar Ridge Research LLC
• Original Assignee: Cedar Ridge Research LLC
• Inventors: Miller, Marla, Fullerton, Larry W, Roberts, Mark D, Lawson, Lance P
• Primary Examiner(s): Frech, Karl D
• Application Number:
  US14/147,946
• Publication Number:
  US 20140120986A1
• Time in Patent Office: 393 Days
• Field of Search: 235/375, 235/380, 235/382, 235/382.5, 235/462.44, 235/462.45, 235/462.46, 235/472.01, 235/472.02, 235/472.03, 705/39, 705/40
• US Class Current: 235/454
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9554 by using bar codes
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/06009 with optically detectable marking G06K19/063, G06K19/08 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/06028 using bar codes
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/06112 the marking being simulated using a light source, e.g. a barcode shown on a display or a laser beam with time-varying intensity profile
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/06187 with magnetically detectable marking
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/06206 the magnetic marking being emulated
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/0004 Hybrid readers
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/083 inductive G06K7/10336 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/10712 Fixed beam scanning
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/10762 Relative movement
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/10861 sensing of data fields affixed to objects or articles, e.g. coded labels postal sorting B07C3/14, conveying articles B65G47/48
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/10891 the scanner to be worn on a finger or on a wrist
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72409 by interfacing with external accessories hands-free H04M1/60
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

An improved system for data card emulation involves a phone that can emulate any one of multiple data cards corresponding to multiple entities. The phone includes a memory for storing bar code information corresponding to data cards of the multiple entities. It provides an interface for identifying an entity and a display for displaying a bar code corresponding to a data card of the entity. The interface may include at least one of a bar code reader or a bar code emulator. The interface may include at least one of a magnetic stripe reader or a magnetic stripe emulator. The interface may be a transceiver such as a pulsed light transceiver.

Claims

1. A phone, comprising:

a memory for storing a plurality of data card information of a plurality of data cards corresponding to a plurality of entities, each data card information of said plurality of data card information including a data card barcode corresponding to a data card of said plurality of data cards;

an interface for identifying an entity of said plurality of entities, said interface comprising barcode reader capabilities incorporated into said phone, said barcode reader capabilities enabling said phone to read an entity identifying barcode provided at a point-of-sale of said entity;

a processor for selecting a data card of said plurality of data cards based upon said entity identifying barcode read by said phone, said selected data card corresponding to said identified entity; and

a display for displaying a data card barcode of said selected data card.

2. The phone of claim 1, wherein said plurality of data cards includes at least one loyalty card.

3. The phone of claim 1, wherein said interface comprises a graphical user interface.

4. The phone of claim 3, wherein said graphical user interface allows a user of said phone to identify a data card corresponding to said entity using a swipe motion.

5. The phone of claim 1, wherein said interface comprises a transmission.

6. The phone of claim 5, wherein said transmission is a radio frequency transmission.

7. The phone of claim 1, wherein said interface comprises a voice recognition system.

8. The phone of claim 1, wherein said phone is a cellular phone.

9. The phone of claim 1, wherein said phone is a smart phone.

10. The phone of claim 1, wherein said display is configured to display a logo corresponding to said identified entity.

11. The phone of claim 1, wherein said plurality of data cards includes at least one credit card.

12. The phone of claim 1, wherein said plurality of data cards includes at least one debit card.

13. The phone of claim 1, wherein said plurality of data cards includes at least one identification card.

14. The phone of claim 1, further comprising:

an entity identifying device for providing said entity identifying barcode that identifies said entity at said point-of-sale of said entity.

15. The phone of claim 1, wherein said interface comprises a magnetic stripe reader that reads a magnetic stripe that identifies said entity.

16. The phone of claim 1, wherein said interface comprises a transceiver.

17. The phone of claim 16, wherein said transceiver comprises a pulsed light transceiver.

18. The phone of claim 17, wherein said pulsed light transceiver uses On-Off-Keying.

19. The phone of claim 17, wherein said pulsed light transceiver comprises a light emitting diode.

20. The phone of claim 17, wherein said pulsed light transceiver comprises a light detector.