Patent ID: 7385508
Filing Date: 2008-06-10
Classification: A45C,G08B

Abstract:
1. A card holder for a single credit card, debit card and or identification card, comprising: a holder body for a card including a recess adapted for holding a card; a visual LCD display mounted on one side of said holder body; means for manually interacting with the display, wherein the means for interacting includes one of a touch-screen display and a plurality of buttons; a card having a smart chip mounted within said card; means for accessing current credit card account data stored on said smart chip within said card; electrical contact for triggering said display located in said recess of the card holder; a power source in electronic communication with the contact in said holder body; means for accessing data stored on the card located on an outer surface of the card holder; means for providing an audible alarm when said card is removed from said card holder without the entry of a security code in said card holder through said means for manually interacting with the display; means for storing a security code including a pin number; and a circuit board mounted in said card holder body connected to said power source and said means for interacting with the display or said plurality of buttons, said circuit board including means for storing said security code, a means requiring activating said security code in order to access data on said card smart chip and for activating or deactivating said alarm that would prevent unauthorized users from accessing the alarm functions or data of the circuit board.