US 7,520,439 B1
Portable electronic devices with convenient or foldable transaction cards
Priscilla Gandel, Long Branch, N.J. (US); Ellen Lasch, New York, N.Y. (US); and Lisa Ann Morrill Webb, Darien, Conn. (US)
Assigned to American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc., New York, N.Y. (US)
Filed on Jan. 31, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/700,521.
Application 11/700521 is a continuation of application No. 11/284008, filed on Nov. 21, 2005, granted, now 7,278,584.
Application 11/284008 is a continuation in part of application No. 11/013094, filed on Dec. 15, 2004, granted, now 7,070,095.
Application 11/013094 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/802171, filed on Mar. 17, 2004, granted, now 7,137,552.
Application 10/802171 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/733619, filed on Dec. 10, 2003, granted, now 7,147,151.
Application 10/733619 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/436394, filed on May 12, 2003, granted, now 7,213,764.
Application 10/733619 is a continuation in part of application No. 11/013094.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/660069, filed on Mar. 09, 2005.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/442991, filed on Jan. 28, 2003.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/424592, filed on Nov. 07, 2002.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06K 19/06 (2006.01); G06K 19/00 (2006.01); G06K 5/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 235—492  [235/487; 235/493; 235/380] 23 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A transaction card system comprising:
a portable electronic device;
a foldable transaction card comprising a first section and a second section;
said first section of said foldable transaction card attached to said portable electronic device, the foldable transaction card electronically unconnected with the portable electronic device;
and
wherein a portion of said foldable transaction card is configured to unfold outside said portable device while said first section of said foldable transaction card is retained within said portable device, and wherein said foldable transaction card is configured to facilitate a transaction at a point of transaction.