Registers – Records – Magnetic
Reexamination Certificate
2007-12-27
2010-11-23
Le, Thien M. (Department: 2887)
Registers
Records
Magnetic
C235S375000, C235S380000, C235S449000, C235S494000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07837125
ABSTRACT:
Methods and apparatus for encoding information on a magnetic stripe of a transaction card are disclosed. According to one aspect, a transaction card includes a first surface and a second surface that substantially opposes the first surface. The second surface has a magnetic stripe. A first representation of a first pattern and a second representation of the first pattern can be encoded on the magnetic stripe. In one embodiment, the first representation can be encoded beginning at approximately a first distance from a first edge of the second surface, and the second representation can be encoded to within approximately the first distance from a second edge of the second surface.
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