Geographic area multiple service card system

• Main Authors: SHARP RAY, WOOD-KULKO PENELOPE, MAYER BIRGITTA, FITZMAURICE MARY ANN, FREUD ALIZA, NANTON JASON, VOSBURGH SCOTT, COHAGAN PERRY A, MENICHILLI JULIA
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 17.03.2009
• Subjects: CALCULATING; CHECKING-DEVICES; COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS; COMPUTING; COUNTING; DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED FORADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORYOR FORECASTING PURPOSES; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS; PHYSICS; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECOGNITION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE,COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORY OR FORECASTINGPURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS

The invention provides consumers with the services of multiple cards or accounts while allowing consumers to carry a single card, transponder, code and/or other access device. Because the card may access combined services such as financial transaction services and transportation services, the system...