Payment cards and devices with displays, chips, RFIDs, magnetic emulators, magnetic encoders, and other components
A payment card (e.g., credit and/or debit card) or other card or device (e.g., mobile telephone) is provided with a magnetic emulator operable to communicate data to a magnetic stripe read-head. User interfaces are provided in a number of different configurations in order to achieve a number of different functionalities.
1. A payment card comprising:
a bi-stable display;
a magnetic emulator operable to communicate data in serial;
an RFID;
an IC chip; and
a processor for controlling said magnetic emulator, said RFID, said IC chip, and said bi-stable display.
2. The payment card of claim 1 , further comprising a second magnetic emulator operable to communicate second data in serial.
3. The payment card of claim 1 , further comprising a button.
4. The payment card of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of buttons.
5. The payment card of claim 1 , further comprising a non-bi-stable display.
6. The payment card of claim 1 , further comprising a battery.
7. The payment card of claim 1 , further comprising a battery and a plurality of buttons.
8. The payment card of claim 1 , further comprising a read-head detector operable to detect a read-head of a magnetic stripe reader.
9. The payment card of claim 1 , wherein payment data is provided by said magnetic emulator and at least a portion of said payment data is displayed on said bi-stable display.
10. The payment card of claim 1 , further comprising a memory and a non-bi-stable display, wherein payment data is provided by said magnetic emulator and at least a portion of said payment data is displayed on said non-bi-stable display.
11. The payment card of claim 1 , further comprising a memory.
12. The payment card of claim 1 , further comprising:
a first surface, wherein at least a portion of a payment card number is printed on said first surface, and said bi-stable display is viewable from said first surface.
13. The payment card of claim 1 , further comprising a first surface, wherein said bi-stable display is viewable from said first surface.
14. The payment card of claim 1 , further comprising an LED.
15. The payment card of claim 1 , further comprising:
a first button;
a second button;
a first source of light; and
a second source of light.
16. The payment card of claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of a payment card number is displayed on said bi-stable display.
17. The payment card of claim 1 , further comprising a button and a source of light.
18. The payment card of claim 1 , further comprising a button and a source of light, wherein said source of light is located within the proximity of said button.
19. The payment card of claim 1 , further comprising a button, wherein said bi-stable display is located within the proximity of said button.
20. The payment card of claim 1 , further comprising:
a first button, wherein said bi-stable display is located within the proximity of said first button; and
a second button.