Patent Application Number: 2009200139
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Prior Art (7)
Patent/Application # 20030036425
Description
Patent publication which discloses a player tracking unit for allowing game players to participate in loyalty programs on gaming machines. A magnetic stripe card or a smart card may be used to initiate the loyalty program session.
Patent/Application # 20060040741
Description
Patent publication that discloses a method of tracking player activities in a gaming environment using a hybrid system that supports both magnetic striped cards and smart cards.
Patent/Application # 20060186209
Description
A patent application publication of an electronic transaction card that includes a smart card interface as well as a magnetic stripe.
Patent/Application # 5331138
Description
'Abstract: A hybrid reader for smart cards and magnetic stripe cards ....'
Patent/Application # 5265874
Description
One of the multitude of US patents concerning various combinations of card readers used with gaming systems.
Patent/Application # EP19910121579 / EP0492358A1
Description
European Patent Application focusing on the physical design of a card reader capable of reading either or both a magnetic stripe or an IC
Title Hypercom releases customer activated Smart Card/magnetic card reader PIN Pad; Easy-to-use peripheral
Description
The S7SC Customer Activated Smart Card PIN Pad is designed to read information from both today's generation of credit and debit cards, which use a magnetic stripe to store information, and the burgeoning category of smart cards, which use a microchip to store data.
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