Patent · US Expired

Transaction card comprising two magnetic stripes

US7370805B2 · kind B2 · utility

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33Claims
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Filing dateApr 30, 2004
Grant dateMay 13, 2008
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Expiry dateJul 21, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG07F7/086
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An apparatus and method for activating and using a transaction card comprising two storage media is provided. A composite transaction card comprises a transaction portion detachably coupled to an activation portion. The transaction portion comprises a substantially planar transaction portion substrate having a machine readable transaction storage medium applied thereto. The transaction storage medium has transaction card data associated with an account stored therein. The activation portion comprises a substantially planar activation portion substrate having a machine readable activation storage medium applied thereto. The activation storage medium has activation data associated with the account stored therein.

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