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US 8,261,998 B2Granted
Customizable transaction card
AssigneeAmerican Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
InventorsChristopher Michael Roncari, Di Wu
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Abstract
A financial transaction device is disclosed. The device includes a first surface and a second surface. The first surface comprises a writable field enabling a writing instrument and/or a printing device to write on the first writable field. The writable field allows transaction device purchasers to include a custom note, picture, design, logo, pattern and/or any other indicia on the device. The writable field creates an added element of thoughtfulness to make the gift exchange more special.
Claims20
A financial transaction device comprising:
- a first surface and a second surface;
- the first surface comprising a first exposed writable field, wherein the first exposed writable field is exposed to physical contact from a writing instrument, and wherein the first exposed writable field allows a writing instrument to impart a notation on the first exposed writable field;
- and
- the second surface comprising at least one of a signature field, account number, expiration date, logo, magnetic stripe, microprocessor, bar code, QR bar code, transponder, biometric data and radio frequency component.
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An article of manufacture comprising:
- a financial transaction device with a first surface and a second surface, wherein the first surface comprises a first exposed writable field, wherein the first exposed writable field is exposed to physical contact from a writing instrument, and wherein the first exposed writable field allows a writing instrument to impart a notation on the first exposed writable field;
- wherein the second surface comprises at least one of a signature field, account number, expiration date, logo, magnetic stripe, microprocessor, bar code, QR bar code, transponder, biometric data and radio frequency component;
- and
- a packaging coupled to the second surface, wherein the packaging comprises a second exposed writable field substantially contiguous with the first exposed writable field.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.