# US 8,540,148 B2 · Unitary membership card

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- Number: US 8,540,148 B2
- Document ID: US8540148B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 13/623,918
- Filed: 2012-09-21
- Published: 2013-01-17
- Granted: 2013-09-24
- Earliest claimed: 2008-11-18
- Assignees: One Rack LLC
- Applicants: Michael Kaperst
- Inventors: Michael Kaperst
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8540148B2

## CPC

- G06Q 20/3574: {Multiple applications on card}
- G06Q 20/3572: {Multiple accounts on card}
- G07F 17/0014: {for vending, access and use of specific services not covered anywhere else in G07F17/00 (meter-controlled dispensing of liquid, gas or electricity G07F15/00)}
- G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- G07F: COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS (coin sorting G07D3/00; coin testing G07D5/00; {handling coins or paper currencies apart from payment activated apparatus G07D; payment architectures, schemes or protocols G06Q20/00})

## Abstract

Multiple membership accounts can be managed using a single, unitary membership card.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A unitary membership card consisting of: (i) a substrate; and (ii) a bar code means for storing an alphanumeric identifier corresponding to a telephone number of a user; and (iii) wherein said alphanumeric identifier corresponding to a plurality of membership data items, each of said plurality of membership data items corresponding to an independent membership account associated with a user.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The unitary membership card according to claim 1, wherein said substrate is a card.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The unitary membership card according to claim 1, wherein said substrate is a key tag.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The unitary membership card according to claim 1, wherein said bar code further includes a plurality of user data items.

### Claim 5

A unitary membership card consisting of: (i) a substrate card; and (ii) a bar code means for storing an alphanumeric identifier corresponding to a telephone number of a user; and (iii) wherein said alphanumeric identifiers corresponds to a plurality of user data items and a plurality of membership data items, and (iv) wherein each of said plurality of membership data items corresponding to an independent membership account associated with a user.