System for data card emulation

摘要

An improved system for data card emulation involves a phone that can emulate any one of multiple data cards corresponding to multiple entities. The phone includes a memory for storing bar code information corresponding to data cards of the multiple entities. It provides an interface for identifying an entity and a display for displaying a bar code corresponding to a data card of the entity. The interface may include at least one of a bar code reader or a bar code emulator. The interface may include at least one of a magnetic stripe reader or a magnetic stripe emulator. The interface may be a transceiver such as a pulsed light transceiver.

主权项

1. A phone, comprising:
a memory for storing a plurality of data card information of a plurality of data cards corresponding to a plurality of entities, each data card information of said plurality of data card information including a data card barcode corresponding to a data card of said plurality of data cards; an interface for identifying an entity of said plurality of entities, said interface comprising barcode reader capabilities incorporated into said phone, said barcode reader capabilities enabling said phone to read an entity identifying barcode provided at a point-of-sale of said entity; a processor for selecting a data card of said plurality of data cards based upon said entity identifying barcode read by said phone, said selected data card corresponding to said identified entity; and a display for displaying a data card barcode of said selected data card.