Multi-purpose transaction card and associated methods and systems

摘要

An approach for associating a card (e.g., a transaction card, an identification card, etc.) that corresponds to a primary account with one or more ancillary accounts (e.g., a library account, etc.) includes obtaining information from the card and associating that information with an ancillary account. The card may then be used to access the ancillary account. The card may be a transaction card and the primary account may be a financial account. The ancillary account may be a library account. When the card is a transaction card, fees associated with the ancillary account may be charged to the financial account.

主权项

1. A method for managing a library account, comprising:
receiving information from a transaction card; generating a secure hash using at least a portion of the information from the transaction card; determining whether the generated secure hash matches an account secure hash of a library account; identifying the library account as being associated with the information when the account secure hash of the library account matches the generated secure hash, the library account comprising library account information; and retrieving the library account information from the library account in response to identifying the library account associated with the information.