A card is provided, such as a credit card or security card, that may transmit information to a magnetic stripe reader via a magnetic emulator. The emulator may transmit the information in order to reduce the amount of circuitry needed to emulate a particular block of information. Additionally, for example, one or more buttons may be included on the card. Buttons may be includes, for example, to provide a control interface to navigate through various options of the card. Additionally, coding schemes may be selected via buttons. Furthermore, a card may be locked until a private number is entered into a card or a number may only be generated (e.g., displayed and/or emulated) once a particular private number is entered into a card.

Programs, systems, and methods for displaying data communicated to the wearable device by short-range communication and displayable by a display on the wearable device. In some embodiments, the data may be indicative of identification, authentication, or promotion. A communication device may transmit the data to the wearable device via short-range wireless communication. The wearable device may receive the communication and display the information on the display of the wearable device.

A digital plaque displays one of several stored certificates and can also retrieve updates to a displayed certificate when needed. The digital plaque is used to display a certificate and associated information. Typically the certificate displayed is one of an award, a recognition, a score card, a picture, a transcript, a document, a sales deed, a ticket, a poster, a document cover, a book cover, a patent application, a granted patent and a graduation record. A collection of such certificates is stored in memory and displayed when selected by a user. Status information and supporting documents associated with the selected certificate is automatically retrieved from a remote server and portions of the retrieved information is also displayed.

Apparatuses and methods are provided for manufacturing a transaction card. The disclosed apparatuses and methods may be used to form a transaction card frame configured to house a data storage component. The card frame may be formed of a resin mixture comprising a thermoplastic elastomer (TPE). The card frame may also have a Shore D hardness in the range of 20-80.

Apparatuses and methods are provided for manufacturing a transaction card. The disclosed apparatuses and methods may be used to form a transaction card frame configured to house a data storage component. The card frame may be formed of a resin mixture comprising a thermoplastic elastomer (TPE). The card frame may also have a Shore D hardness in the range of 20-80.

Apparatuses and methods are provided for manufacturing a transaction card. The disclosed apparatuses and methods may be used to form a transaction card frame configured to house a data storage component. The card frame may be formed of a resin mixture comprising a thermoplastic elastomer (TPE). The card frame may also have a Shore D hardness in the range of 20-80.

Systems and methods are provided for a smart card to emulate chip cards and/or magnetic stripe cards. A smart card may attach to a device that programs the smart card to emulate the chip cards and/or the magnetic stripe cards. The base device may carry information regarding each card to be emulated, and may display a representation of such cards to be emulated on a touch display of the base device. A user may select a card to be emulated by interacting with the touch display. The smart card may include a contact area, a plurality of chips, and a switch to transmit signals between the contact area and a selected chip representing the card to be emulated.

An integrated circuit (IC) having an on-chip electroluminescent silicon light source arrangement is disclosed. In the IC, the light source arrangement is a two-dimensional display arrangement and the IC includes an on-chip modulator operable to modulate data indicative of a state of the IC which can be displayed by the display arrangement, thereby providing an optical representation of the state of the IC.

Systems and methods are provided for a smart card to emulate chip cards and/or magnetic stripe cards. A smart card may attach to a device that programs the smart card to emulate the chip cards and/or the magnetic stripe cards. The base device may carry information regarding each card to be emulated, and may display a representation of such cards to be emulated on a touch display of the base device. A user may select a card to be emulated by interacting with the touch display. When the smart card is removed from the base device, a timer on the smart card and a timer on the base device are executed for the same period of time. Upon expiration of the smart card timer, the smart card is disabled. Upon expiration of the base device timer, the display of the base device indicates that the smart card is disabled.

Systems and methods are provided for a smart card to emulate chip cards and/or magnetic stripe cards. A smart card may attach to a device that programs the smart card to emulate the chip cards and/or the magnetic stripe cards. The base device may carry information regarding each card to be emulated, and may display a representation of such cards to be emulated on a touch display of the base device. A user may select a card to be emulated by interacting with the touch display. The smart card may include an antenna and a contact area, and two contacts of the contact area may provide an electrical path from the base device to the antenna of the smart card.