Patent ID: 9471865
Filing Date: 2016-10-18
CPC Classification: G06K,G06Q

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus comprising: a body; a first indicia printed on the body and representing a first payment card account; a first light-emitting diode (LED) mounted on the body in proximity to said first indicia; a second indicia printed on the body and representing a second payment card account different from the first payment card account; a second LED mounted on the body in proximity to said second indicia; a user-actuatable switch mounted on the body; and an integrated circuit (IC) supported by the body and operatively coupled to the first LED, the second LED and the user-actuatable switch; the IC storing a first account indicator number that corresponds to said first payment card account, and a second account indicator number that corresponds to said second payment card account; the IC programmed to allow a user to select between the first payment card account and the second payment card account by actuating the user-actuatable switch; the IC programmed to cause the first LED to be illuminated in response to the user selecting the first payment card account; the IC programmed to cause the second LED to be illuminated in response to the user selecting the second payment card account; the IC programmed to prevent the first account indicator number from being transmitted to a point of sale device at times when the first LED is experiencing a malfunction; and the IC programmed to prevent the second account indicator number from being transmitted to the point of sale terminal at times when the second LED is experiencing a malfunction.