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Title:
IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO ACTIVATING TRANSACTION CARDS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2015/114460
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A method of activating a transaction card at an authentication server, the card comprising a unique identifier, a first user interaction zone comprising one or more user interaction symbols and a second user interaction zone comprising one or more user interaction regions, the method comprising: receiving a vendor request to provide an authentication code, the request comprising a unique identifier of a transaction card; generating an authentication code; storing the unique identifier and authentication code in a data store; sending the authentication code to the vendor; receiving an activation request, the request comprising the unique identifier of the transaction card, symbol data associated with one of the one or more user interaction symbols and the authentication code; checking that the unique identifier and vendor authentication code contained in the activation request correspond to a data record in the data store; and, in the event that the identifier and code correspond, activating the transaction card wherein activation comprises sending an activation message indicating which of the one or more user interaction regions is active.

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Inventors:
OMAR RALPH MAHMOUD (GB)
Application Number:
PCT/IB2015/000309
Publication Date:
December 03, 2015
Filing Date:
January 30, 2015
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Assignee:
OMARCO NETWORK SOLUTIONS LTD (GB)
DISTEFANO LUIGI (GB)
International Classes:
G06K5/00
Foreign References:
US20130013437A12013-01-10
US5907142A1999-05-25
US20120278189A12012-11-01
US20110092253A12011-04-21
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
RICHARDSON, Mark et al. (Fleet Place House2 Fleet Place, London EC4M 7ET, GB)
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