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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2005
Brian M. Novack, St. Louis, MO (US);
Daniel L. Madsen, Castro Valley, CA (US);
Michael D. Cheaney, Arnold, MO (US);
Timothy R. Thompson, Wentzville, MO (US);
Brian M. Novack, St. Louis, MO (US);
Daniel L. Madsen, Castro Valley, CA (US);
Michael D. Cheaney, Arnold, MO (US);
Timothy R. Thompson, Wentzville, MO (US);
AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Reno, NV (US);
Abstract
A method for using an update engine to promulgate a transaction tool to a recipient. The method may include the steps of: generating a transaction tool operation request signal wherein the transaction tool operation request signal includes a request for a new transaction tool and/or an updated transaction tool, transmitting the transaction tool operation request signal to a transaction tool issuer, receiving a transaction tool update signal from the transaction tool issuer wherein the transaction tool update signal includes a new transaction tool and/or an updated transaction tool, determining the recipient, and transmitting the transaction tool update signal to the recipient.