US 2006/0131393 A1 · Multi-role transaction card

Abstract

Transaction cards, transaction card systems, and methods for operating the same are provided. A transaction card has a display, a non-volatile memory having a plurality of transaction data sets each set having data for one of a plurality of transaction partners with whom a consumer holding the transaction card can execute a transaction and an input device adapted to determine a transaction partner for a transaction and to generate a transaction partner signal. A controller is adapted to receive the transaction partner signal, to select a transaction data set based upon transaction partner signal and to cause the display to present an image based upon data in the selected transaction data set, so that said image has image content that is at least in part related to a transaction that can be performed with the determined transaction partner.

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Dependent claims

A transaction card comprising:

a) a display;
b) a non-volatile memory having a plurality of transaction data sets each set having data that is indicative of one of a plurality of transaction partners with whom a bearer of the transaction card can execute a transaction;
c) an input device adapted to determine a transaction partner for a transaction and to generate a transaction partner signal;
and
d) a controller adapted to receive the transaction partner signal, to select a transaction data set based upon transaction partner signal and to cause the display to present a transaction-specific image based upon the data stored in the selected transaction set so that the display presents transaction specific information that is relevant to transactions with the determined transaction partner.

2 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Multi-role transaction card

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Multi-role transaction card

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Abstract

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