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Electronic card readable by magnetic card readers

US8763916B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateMay 14, 2012
Grant dateJul 1, 2014
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Expiry dateAug 29, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06K19/06196
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electronic card uses a magnetic stripe communication device in which either a horizontal magnetic field generator or a vertical magnetic field generator is selectively activated on a transaction specific basis as determined by the electronic card to transmit data to a magnetic reader to emulate a magnetic stripe.

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