Patent ID: 8376239

Claim:
A method for using a magnetic stripe data (MSD) simulator card using a system having a storage device with a means for inputting data received from a magnetic card reader, a means for outputting an analog signal therefrom, and a means for recording images thereon; an MSD simulator card having a means for temporarily receiving an analog thereon, and a means for converting said analog signal into a series of magnetic pulses; and a means for transferring said analog signal from said storage device to said simulator card comprising the steps of: a) swiping a magnetic card, having a front face and a back face, containing data through a magnetic card reader; b) moving said data from said magnetic card reader to said storage device; c) taking photographs of the front and back faces of said magnetic card; d) storing said photographs of the front and back faces of said magnetic card in said storage device; e) transferring said data from said storage device to said MSD simulator card; f) showing a store clerk the photographs of the magnetic card on a screen on said storage device; and g) swiping said MSD simulator card in a magnetic card reader.