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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2006
Tim Clegg, Torrance, CA (US);
Tim Clegg, Torrance, CA (US);
Americhip Inc., Torrance, CA (US);
Abstract
A stored value card device has a housing comprising an upper shell and a lower shell. The card device is dimensioned similar to typical credit cards and contains a circuitry for producing an audio/visual message in an inner space formed between the upper and lower shells, which are shaped like opposing trays. The two shells join together through a simple complementary engagement. A card component slides out from the bottom of the lower shell, which has two-tiered structure for mounting the card component. An electronic message device is retained in the cubic space of the housing which includes a power supply, a processing device, an audio and/or video player, and a switch triggered by a push button on the upper shell, thereby the stored value card device provides two independent operations as an electronic message player and as a convertible card in a thin profile at the same time.