Inventors:
Thomas David Humphrey - Sacramento CA, US
International Classification:
G06K 7/00, G06K 19/06, G06K 7/08, G06K 5/00, G07F 19/00, G06Q 40/00, G07D 11/00
US Classification:
235493, 235487, 235492, 235379, 235380, 235449
Abstract:
A system to read magnetic stripe card(s) into a database, to select a specific card from the database, and to output the data related to that specific card to existing merchant card reader equipment with no modification. A simulated magnetic stripe card can be tethered to a cell phone via the headset jacks. A more complex design uses an un-tethered, simulated magnetic stripe card by including BLUETOOTH (or other wireless) communications on the card. This dual purpose invention is intended to eliminate the need to carry multiple magnetic stripe cards in a wallet or purse by consolidating all of the individual card information into a form to be reproduced onto the simulation card when needed by the user. It can also be used at a merchant POS card reader to allow an existing MSD reader to be converted to use in wireless cell phone transactions e. g. BLUETOOTH or NFC.