Creation of customized transactional cards

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9424605-B2
Application number	US-201113299406-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 18, 2011
Priority date	Jun 30, 2006
Publication date	Aug 23, 2016
Grant date	Aug 23, 2016

Abstract

Methods, systems, and products create credit cards, debit cards, and other transactional cards. An image is received and provided on a transactional card. Account information is retrieved and associated with the transactional card. A machine-readable element is also provided on the transactional card and includes the account information.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method, comprising:
receiving, at a kiosk, a request associated with a card holder, the card holder requesting a transactional card;
obtaining, by the kiosk, the transactional card having an unencoded machine-readable element;
receiving, by the kiosk, an account number previously associated with the card holder requesting the transactional card;
encoding, by the kiosk, the machine-readable element with the account number previously associated with the card holder;
receiving, by the kiosk, a selection of an image for the transactional card; and
printing, by the kiosk, the image onto the transactional card.

2. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising printing the image on a front side of the transactional card.

3. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising printing the image on a back side of the transactional card.

4. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising adding a coating to the transactional card.

5. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising associating the account number to the an electronic chip embedded in the transactional card.

6. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising associating the image to the account number.

7. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising printing medical information on the transactional card.

8. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising encoding a magnetic strip.

9. A method, comprising:
receiving, at a kiosk, a request associated with a card holder requesting a transactional card having an unencoded machine-readable element;
receiving, by the kiosk, an account number previously assigned to the card holder requesting the transactional card;
encoding, by the kiosk, the machine-readable element with the account number previously assigned to the card holder;
receiving, by the kiosk, a selection of an image from the card holder for the transactional card;
receiving, by the kiosk, another selection of a logo for the transactional card;
associating, by the kiosk, the image and the logo as a design of the transactional card; and
printing, by the kiosk, the design onto the transactional card.

10. The method according to claim 9 , wherein encoding the machine-readable element comprises encoding a magnetic strip.

11. The method according to claim 9 , wherein encoding the machine-readable element comprises printing a bar code.

12. The method according to claim 9 , further comprising associating a tag on the transactional card to the account number.

13. The method according to claim 9 , further comprising retrieving a customized design feature from a memory operatively coupled to the kiosk.

14. The method according to claim 9 , further comprising retrieving text to be printed on the transactional card.

15. The method according to claim 9 , further comprising uploading the image.

16. The method according to claim 9 , further comprising printing a customized design feature on the transactional card.

17. The method according to claim 9 , further comprising associating medical information to the card holder.

18. The method according to claim 9 , further comprising printing a customized design feature on a front side of the transactional card.

19. The method according to claim 9 , further comprising printing a customized design feature on a back side of the transactional card.

20. An apparatus, comprising:
a computer executing an application that causes a kiosk to perform operations, the operations comprising:
receiving an electronic request entered by a card holder requesting a transactional card;
obtaining the transactional card having an unencoded machine-readable element thereon;
retrieving an account number previously associated with the card holder requesting the transactional card;
encoding the machine-readable element with the account number previously associated with the card holder;
receiving a selection of an image selected by the card holder for the transactional card; and
printing the image onto the transactional card having the account number encoded onto the machine-readable element.

Assignees

• Zellner Samuel
• Wagner Elizabeth
• Tischer Steven N
• At & T Ip I Lp

Inventors

• Zellner Samuel
• Wagner Elizabeth
• Tischer Steven N

Classifications

• G06K7/00

  Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers, {e.g. for reading patterns} (methods or arrangements for marking the record carrier in digital fashion G06K1/00; pattern recognition G06F18/00; arrangements for image or video recognition or understanding G06V10/00; character recognition, recognising digital ink or document-oriented image-based pattern recognition G06V30/00) · CPC title

• G06Q20/20

  Point-of-sale [POS] network systems · CPC title

• G06K5/00

  Methods or arrangements for verifying the correctness of markings on a record carrier; Column detection devices · CPC title

• G06Q40/00 Primary

  Finance; Insurance; Tax strategies; Processing of corporate or income taxes · CPC title

• G06K19/067

  Record carriers with conductive marks, printed circuits or semiconductor circuit elements, e.g. credit or identity cards {also with resonating or responding marks without active components} · CPC title