Augmented reality numberless transaction card
AssigneeWells Fargo Bank, N.A.
InventorsJohn Ross Neale, William R. Breed, Jasvir K. Singh, Geraldine M. Carolan, Kristine Collings, Kourtney Eidam
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Abstract
A method implemented on an augmented reality (AR) electronic device includes receiving a request to activate a transaction card account on a transaction card. The transaction card account is activated on the transaction card. A virtual representation of account information corresponding to the transaction card account is displayed on the AR electronic device. The exterior of the transaction card is free of account identifying information.
Claims17
A method of replacing or updating a transaction card account, comprising:
- providing a transaction card, the transaction card having an exterior that is free of any account numbers, any card verification value numbers, and any expiration dates;
- activating, with an electronic computing device, a first transaction card account on the transaction card, the first transaction card account having a first account number and a first expiration date;
- in response to the first transaction card account being compromised, replacing the first transaction card account with a second transaction card account without replacing the transaction card, the second transaction card account have at least one of:
- (i) a second account number different from the first account number or (ii) a second expiration date later than the first expiration date;
- activating the second transaction card account on the transaction card;
- and
- displaying an alert when the first transaction card account is compromised,
- wherein the alert is virtually displayed on the transaction card when the transaction card is viewed through an augmented reality device.
A method of replacing or updating a transaction card account, comprising:
- providing a transaction card, the transaction card having an exterior that is free of any account numbers, any card verification value numbers, and any expiration dates;
- activating, with an electronic computing device, a first transaction card account on the transaction card, the first transaction card account having a first account number and a first expiration date;
- in response to the first transaction card account expiring or being compromised, replacing the first transaction card account with a second transaction card account without replacing the transaction card, the second transaction card account have at least one of:
- (i) a second account number different from the first account number or (ii) a second expiration date later than the first expiration date;
- activating the second transaction card account on the transaction card;
- and
- displaying an alert when the first transaction card account is compromised,
- wherein the alert is virtually displayed on the transaction card when the transaction card is viewed through an augmented reality device.
A transaction card, comprising:
- an exterior that is free of any account numbers, any card verification value numbers, and any expiration dates, the transaction card being configured such that:
- at a first time a first transaction card account is activated by an electronic computing device on the transaction card, the first transaction card account having a first account number and a first expiration date;
- at a second time, and in response to the first transaction card account being compromised:
- (i) the first transaction card account is replaced with a second transaction card account without replacing the transaction card, the second transaction card account have at least one of:
- (i) a second account number different from the first account number or (ii) a second expiration date later than the first expiration date;
- and
- (ii) the second transaction card account is activated on the transaction card,
- wherein the transaction card is configured for an alert to be displayed on the transaction card when the first transaction card account is compromised;
- and
- wherein the alert is virtually displayed on the transaction card when the transaction card is viewed through an augmented reality device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.