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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2014
Protean Payment, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Thiago Olson, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Christopher Bartenstein, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Henry Balanon, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Stratos Technologies, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Abstract
One variation of a method for facilitating payment with a payment card includes: in response to an input on the surface of the payment card exceeding a first input threshold magnitude, transitioning from the off state into a primary payment mode; in the primary payment mode, activating a first timer of a first duration; in response to expiration of the first timer prior to a magnetic read head proximal the payment card, transitioning from the primary payment mode into a sleep state; in response to an input on the surface of the payment card exceeding a second input threshold in the sleep state, transitioning into a secondary payment mode; in the secondary payment mode, activating a second timer of a second duration less than the first duration; and driving a magnetic stripe emulator within the payment card according to a magnetic sequence command corresponding to a magnetic stripe card.