Patent ID: 7913919

Claim:
A device, comprising: a credit card package, having at least a first surface allowing coupling said credit card into a specified receiving element to read information from the credit card, and having at least two readable areas that are each readable from a surface of the credit card, wherein said readable areas include a first reading strip on a first portion of the credit card package, and a second reading strip on a second portion of the credit card package, where the first reading strip is located in a location so that said first reading strip is read from the credit card when the credit card is coupled in said receiving element in a first orientation, and the second reading strip is read from said credit card when the credit card is coupled in said receiving element in a second orientation, and wherein the first reading strip has data for a first function, and the second reading strip has data for a second function different from the first function, wherein said first reading strip functions as a credit card, and said second magnetic strip functions as an ATM card, further comprising a password stored within said device, where said password restricts certain operations of said device, and further comprising a processor in said credit card package, which controls operations of said device, and wherein said processor allows said device to be used to function as an ATM card only when said password is entered, but allows said device to be used for other functions without entering said password.