My Vacation Card
OwnerSilviu Stochitainventor
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Abstract
A system and method for using a smart card for selectively storing and accessing a plurality of travel related information and documents is provided. The system uses a smart card to store and selectively provide access to travel information. Further, the method allows a traveler to use a smart card to store and access travel documents and information throughout the duration of a trip or vacation.
Claims20
A smart card for storing and selectively accessing vacation data, the smart card comprising:
- a front surface comprising a plurality of textual and pictorial indicia;
- an integrated circuit embedded within the smart card comprising a plurality of electrical contacts and an electronic memory;
- and
- a back surface.
A system for electronically storing and selectively accessing a plurality of vacation documents with a smart card, the system comprising:
- the smart card comprising:
- an electronic memory unit;
- an integrated circuit for storing and accessing the electronic memory unit,
- wherein the electronic memory unit is in electrical communication with the integrated circuit and stores data comprising vacation information;
- the system further comprising:
- an authentication mechanism;
- and
- a communication mechanism for sharing vacation information.
A method for using a smart card to store and access a plurality of vacation documents, the method comprising the steps of
- issuing a smart card by a vacation agency for programming with the vacation information;
- programming flight information on the smart card;
- downloading hotel information on the smart card;
- storing other travel services information on the smart card;
- programming medical and insurance information on the smart card;
- downloading alternative flow information on the smart card;
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- accessing information on the smart card by a user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.