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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2007
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2002
Applicant:
Alan Finkelstein, Beverly Hills, CA (US);
Inventor:
Alan Finkelstein, Beverly Hills, CA (US);
Assignee:
Innovative Card Technologies, Inc., Los Angeles, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05K 19/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A distinctive recorded sound is generated when a credit card or other financial transaction card is used at a point of sale (POS) terminal. As is common, the POS terminal includes a card reader through which the card is swiped to read data that is encoded on a magnetic stripe affixed to the card. A recorded sound may be stored in the card or in the card reader. In either case, the sound is played back through the card reader when the card is swiped.