METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROTECTING PERSONAL ACCOUNT INFORMATION

摘要

The invention provides systems and methods for protecting information related to personal accounts and other kinds of information displayed on personal and identification cards. In some embodiments, the invention further provides a credit card with a card portion displaying a first part of an account number and an electronically readable region. The credit card may also include a sleeve portion that holds the card portion and that may display a second part of an account number. The sleeve portion may have a window through which the first part of the account number is visible, so that the first and second parts of the account number provide a complete valid account number.

主权项

1. A two-part credit card assembly for displaying a complete credit card account number that is arranged into at least three groups of numbers comprising:
a. a credit card for displaying at least one group of numbers corresponding to the credit card account number, and formed with a magnetic stripe that is readable by a merchant credit card reader; and b. a credit card envelope for displaying the at least two remaining groups of numbers corresponding to the credit card account number, and wherein the credit card envelope is formed with an opening or window through which the at least one group of numbers displayed on the credit card corresponding to the credit account number is visible when the credit card is stored within the credit card envelope to together display the complete credit card account number, and further wherein only the at least one group of numbers is visible on the credit card when removed from the credit card envelope to effect a transaction using the magnetic stripe on the credit card thereby visibly protecting the complete credit card account number.