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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2006
Cynthia M. Lewis, Highlands Ranch, CO (US);
Ken Algiene, Littleton, CO (US);
James F. Price, Alpharetta, GA (US);
John R. Duesenberg, Denver, CO (US);
Cynthia M. Lewis, Highlands Ranch, CO (US);
Ken Algiene, Littleton, CO (US);
James F. Price, Alpharetta, GA (US);
John R. Duesenberg, Denver, CO (US);
First Data Corporation, Englewood, CO (US);
Abstract
Transaction card assemblies, systems and methods of making are provided. One such assembly includes a card carrier having a card integrally formed within. The card peripherally engages the card carrier and is adapted to be removed from the card carrier. An encodable strip is disposed on the card. The strip has first and second encodable tracks. The first encodable track is positioned to be read by a point-of-sale device when the card is engaged with the card carrier, and the second encodable track is positioned to be read by the point-of-sale device after the card is separated from the carrier. In this manner, the card can be read using the same point-of-sale device whether or not the card has been separated from the carrier.