Patent ID: 9213976
Filing Date: 2015-12-15
Classification: G06K,G06Q,G07F

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising using a payment card device, to carry out a credit card function at a first time by interacting with a remote credit card database at said first time, and to carry out an automated teller machine function at a second time by interacting with a remote automated teller machine database at said second time to withdraw funds from a user's account based on said interacting with the remote automated teller machine database, and to carry out a debit card function at a third time, to make a purchase based on prepaid information that is stored in a memory and the payment card device by reducing an amount of electronic currency stored in the payment card device, and without contacting a remote database to reduce the amount of electronic currency, wherein said using comprises using the payment card without entering a personal identification number at said first time, and using the same payment card to carry out the automated teller machine function at said second time and requiring entry of said personal identification number at said second time to carry out said automated teller machine function.