摘要 |
The present invention is an improvement to plastic cards such that a cardholder may use his card as a stand alone device to receive and transmit messages as well as to make financial transactions and inquiries. The card is implemented with a touch screen, a processor and memories. The cardholder uses the touch screen to imput data into the processor and receive data from the processor. The card is also implemented with an antenna and a communications circuit for wireless communications. To support the functionality of the card, a server is also described to assist in bendling messages and financial transactions. <IMAGE> |