Patent · US Active

Wireless transaction medium having combined magnetic stripe and radio frequency communications

US8584938B2 · kind B2 · utility

8Cited by
8References
20Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateDec 13, 2012
Grant dateNov 19, 2013
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 13, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L9/3006
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A wireless financial transaction instrument, such as a card, has a magnetic stripe, a display, and an on-board power supply, such as a battery, and is usable with a dual capture point of sale terminal. Information is received by such a terminal from the card wirelessly, and also from the magnetic stripe, and the data received contactlessly is preferably used to verify that read from the stripe. The display can display the account number on command, or to display a current balance, or amount of credit remaining, or any combination of these items of information.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.