System for packaging, processing, activating, and deactivating multiple individual transaction cards as a singular unit
US7740170B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 16, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jun 22, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 16, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09F1/02
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A transaction card processing and activation system comprising the identification of a unique identifier corresponding to an aggregate of transaction cards of affiliated or non-affiliated card issuers and the activation of each transaction card corresponding to the unique identifier of the aggregate irrespective of the number, types, or card issuers of the transaction cards. Additionally, the present invention allows a point of sale entity to initiate the activation of each of the multiple, disparate transaction cards in the aggregate by merely processing the unique identifier associated with the aggregate.
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