Portable electronic card system and method for manufacturing a rewritable plastic card

The disclosure provides a portable electronic card system and a method for manufacturing a rewritable plastic card. The portable electronic card system includes: a portable personal electronic device, a rewritable plastic card and a writing device. The portable personal electronic device is used for obtaining a certificated code and a personal information from a database by internet. The rewritable plastic card has a rewritable storage device for storing the personal information. The writing device electrically connects to the portable personal electronic device, and is used for writing the personal information into the rewritable plastic card.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present disclosure relates to a portable electronic card system and a method for manufacturing a rewritable plastic card.

2. Description of the Related Art

A credit card is a payment card issued to users as a system of payment. It allows the cardholder to pay for goods and services based on the holder's promise to pay for them. The issuer of the card creates a revolving account and grants a line of credit to the cardholder, thus the cardholder can borrow money for payment to a merchant or as a cash advance to the user. The bank manufactures the credit card according to the application of people. People usually have several credit cards issued from various banks. It is not convenient to carry lots of credit cards in the wallet.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present disclosure provides a portable electronic card system. The portable electronic card system includes: a portable personal electronic device, a rewritable plastic card and a writing device. The portable personal electronic device is used for obtaining a certificated code and a personal information from a database by internet. The rewritable plastic card has a rewritable storage device for storing the personal information. The writing device electrically connects to the portable personal electronic device, and is used for writing the personal information into the rewritable plastic card.

The present disclosure further provides a method for manufacturing a rewritable plastic card. The method includes: obtaining a certificated code and a personal information from a database using a portable personal electronic device by internet; and writing the personal information into a rewritable plastic card using a writing device.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Embodiments, or examples, of the disclosure illustrated in the drawings are now described using specific language. It will nevertheless be understood that no limitation of the scope of the disclosure is thereby intended. Any alterations and modifications in the described embodiments, and any further applications of principles described in this document are contemplated as would normally occur to one of ordinary skill in the art to which the disclosure relates. Reference numerals may be repeated throughout the embodiments, but this does not necessarily require that feature(s) of one embodiment apply to another embodiment, even if they share the same reference numeral. It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being “connected to” or “coupled to” another element, it may be directly connected to or coupled to the other element, or intervening elements may be present.

FIG. 1is a schematic block diagram of a portable electronic card system in accordance with some embodiments. The portable electronic card system can be used for a credit card, a banking card, an automatic teller machine card, membership card, a private identification card, a debit card, a key card or a hybrid smart card. In an embodiment, the portable electronic card system10includes: a portable personal electronic device11, a rewritable plastic card12, a writing device13and a reading device14. The portable personal electronic device11is used for obtaining a certificated code and a personal information from a database by internet. The portable personal electronic device11can be a smart phone, a tablet computer or a notebook computer.

FIG. 2is a schematic block diagram of a portable personal electronic device in accordance with some embodiments. Referring toFIG. 1andFIG. 2, in an embodiment, the portable personal electronic device11includes an application module111, a communication module112, a program module113and a selecting module114. For example, the portable electronic card system10is used for a credit card, people firstly submits an application data including personal data to a credit card company. The application module111is used for inputting the application data by the user. The communication module112is used for communicating with a remote controller15in the credit card company and transmitting the application data to the remote controller15by internet.

The credit card company verifies the application data after the credit card company receives the application data. Then, the remote controller15generates a password for the applicant after the remote controller15verifies the application data. The portable personal electronic device11receives the password from the remote controller15. The program module113can be a software application used in the smart phone, tablet computer or notebook computer. The program module113can be used for inputting the password and transmitting the password to the remote controller15. Then, the program module113is used for receiving the certificated code for the applicant from the remote controller15after the remote controller15verifies the password. The program module113can utilize the certificated code to communicate with the remote controller15and is used for downloading the personal information for the applicant after the remote controller15verifies the certificated code.

Furthermore, the portable personal electronic device11can download several personal information from several databases in several remote controllers of the various credit card companies according to the various applications of the user. Several downloaded personal information can be stored in the portable personal electronic device so that the user can the selecting module114of the portable personal electronic device11to select one of several personal information to be written into the rewritable plastic card12.

The rewritable plastic card12has a rewritable storage device121for storing the personal information. The rewritable storage device121of the rewritable plastic card12can be at least one magnetic strip or at least one chip. The rewritable plastic card12can further includes a screen (not shown in the figures) for showing some information, for example, bank card number or username. The rewritable plastic card12can further includes a area for showing a picture of the user. The rewritable plastic card12can further have a bar code or QR code. The rewritable plastic card can be used for a credit card, a banking card, an automatic teller machine card, membership card, a private identification card, a debit card, a key card or a hybrid smart card.

The writing device13electrically connects to the portable personal electronic device11, and is used for writing the personal information into the rewritable plastic card12. In an embodiment, the writing device13electrically connects to the portable personal electronic device11by wireless communication. For example, the personal information from the remote controller15in the credit card company can be transmitted to the writing device13, then be written into the rewritable plastic card12by the writing device13. The rewritable plastic card12can be used as a credit card.

FIG. 3shows the writing device and the portable personal electronic device in accordance with some embodiments. In an embodiment, the portable personal electronic device21is a smart phone, and the portable personal electronic device21includes a front surface211and a back surface212. The front surface211is a touch panel. The writing device22is mounted on the back surface212, and is electrically connected to the portable personal electronic device21. The writing device22includes a slot221for accommodating the rewritable plastic card. The rewritable plastic card can be disposed in the slot221to receive the personal information.

Using the portable electronic card system, the portable personal electronic device can obtain several personal information from several databases, then the writing device can write one of the several personal information into the rewritable plastic card according to the choice of the user. For example, if the user wants to use the credit card allowed by X credit card company, the user can utilizes the portable personal electronic device to select X personal information from X credit card company and transmit X personal information to the writing device. Then, the writing device writes X personal information into the rewritable plastic card. The rewritable plastic card can be used as a credit card allowed by X credit card company to pay for goods and services.

Furthermore, if the user wants to use the credit card allowed by Y credit card company, the user can utilizes the portable personal electronic device to select Y personal information from Y credit card company and transmit Y personal information to the writing device. Then, the writing device writes Y personal information into the rewritable plastic card and cover X personal information. The rewritable plastic card is changed as a credit card allowed by Y credit card company, and can be used to pay for goods and services.

Therefore, the rewritable plastic card can be used as a credit card allowed by various credit card companies. The user does not need to carry lots of credit cards, and can utilizes the rewritable plastic card of the portable electronic card system in place of several credit cards. Further, the rewritable plastic card can be configured to be a banking card, an automatic teller machine card, membership card, a private identification card, a debit card or a key card according to various personal information.

Referring toFIG. 1, the reading device14electrically connects to the portable personal electronic device11, and is used for reading the personal information from the rewritable plastic card12. In an embodiment, the reading device14electrically connects to the portable personal electronic device11by wireless communication. The personal information can be transmitted to the portable personal electronic device11. The user can know the personal information in the rewritable plastic card12by the portable personal electronic device11, and determine whether the personal information should be changed.

In an embodiment, the writing device13and the reading device14are embedded in the portable personal electronic device11, and are parts of the portable personal electronic device11. Referring toFIG. 3, the reading device can be embedded in the writing device22, and is a part of the writing device22. That is, the writing device22having the reading device can read the personal information in the rewritable plastic card.

FIG. 4is a flow diagram of a method for manufacturing a rewritable plastic card in accordance with some embodiments. Referring to step S41, a certificated code and a personal information are obtained from a database using a portable personal electronic device by internet. Referring to step S42, the personal information is written into a rewritable plastic card using a writing device. The rewritable plastic card having the personal information is performed. Referring to step S43, the method of the embodiment further includes reading the personal information from the portable electronic card.

FIG. 5is a flow diagram of a method for obtaining a personal information in accordance with some embodiments. Referring to step S51, the user inputs an application data by the portable personal electronic device or by filling in an application list. Referring to step S52, a remote controller is communicated and the application data is transmitted to the remote controller by internet. Referring to step S53, a password is received from the remote controller after the remote controller verifies the application data. Referring to step S54, the password is inputted and is transmitted the remote controller. Referring to step S55, the certificated code is received from the remote controller after the remote controller verifies the password. Referring to step S56, the personal information is downloaded after the remote controller verifies the certificated code. Therefore, the portable personal electronic device can obtain personal information from the remote controller, and the personal information is written into the rewritable plastic card.

While several embodiments of the present disclosure have been illustrated and described, various modifications and improvements can be made by those skilled in the art. The embodiments of the present disclosure are therefore described in an illustrative but not in a restrictive sense. It is intended that the present disclosure should not be limited to the particular forms as illustrated and that all modifications which maintain the spirit and scope of the present disclosure are within the scope defined in the appended claims.