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Patent US7363273 - Debit purchasing of stored value card for use by and/or delivery to others - Google Patents
A method of issuing a purchase card is provided. The method includes the steps of presenting a purchaser with the opportunity to buy the purchase card, determining whether the purchaser has sufficient funds to pay for the purchase card, creating a purchase card account for a recipient designated by the...http://www.google.com/patents/US7363273?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7363273 - Debit purchasing of stored value card for use by and/or delivery to others
Publication number US7363273 B2
Application number US 10/987,086
Also published as CA2260589A1, US6615189, US6892187, US7130828, US7171388, US7174314, US7174315, US7174316, US7174317, US7805368, US7809643, US7818253, US8005756, US20030195849, US20040064412, US20050092828, US20050092829, US20050097042, US20050097043, US20050097044, US20050097045, US20050127168, US20070226141, US20080021825, US20080059373, US20100312699
Publication number 10987086, 987086, US 7363273 B2, US 7363273B2, US-B2-7363273, US7363273 B2, US7363273B2
Patent Citations (101), Non-Patent Citations (103), Referenced by (39), Classifications (40), Legal Events (3)
US 7363273 B2
115. The method of claim 113 wherein the reward amount comprises a rebate.
This patent application is a Continuation of U.S. Pat. application No. 10/441,067, filed on May 20, 2003 entitled “Debit Purchasing of Stored Value Card For Use By And/Or Delivery To Others”, which is a continuation of U.S. Pat. application No. 09/102,044, filed June 22, 1998, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,615,189. The disclosures of these priority applications are hereby incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.
The present application is also related concurrently herewith, U.S. Pat. application No. 10/987,079 filed concurrently herewith, U.S. Pat. application No. 10/987,085 filed concurrently herewith, U.S. Pat. application No. 10/987,104 filed concurrently herewith, and U.S. Pat. application No. 10/987,078 filed concurrently herewith, all claiming benefit of U.S. Pat. application No. 10/441,067, filed on May 20, 2003 entitled “Debit Purchasing of Stored Value Card For Use By And/Or Delivery To Others, which is a continuation of U.S. Pat. application No. 09/102,044, filed June 22, 1998, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,615,189, all of which are entitled “Debit Purchasing of Stored value Card For Use By And/Or Delivery To Others”, the entireties of which are incorporated by reference herein.
In another embodiment, the sponsor notifies the financial institution of the amount of rebate to be awarded to the card holder. The financial institution will then issue a purchase card for the amount of the rebate. The purchase card may be used for purchases in the above described manner, for example, everywhere VISA® is accepted, or the purchase card may be used for purchases solely with the sponsor or other designated entities.
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U.S. Classification 705/41, 705/14.34, 705/14.17
International Classification G06Q40/00, G06Q20/40, G06Q20/34, G06Q20/10, G06Q30/02, G06Q30/06, G07G1/00, G07F17/42, G07F7/10
Cooperative Classification G06Q30/0601, G06Q30/02, G06Q20/341, G07G1/0036, G07F17/42, G06Q20/355, G06Q40/00, G06Q20/10, G06Q20/40, G06Q30/0215, G06Q20/105, G07F7/1008, G06Q30/0234, G06Q30/0609
European Classification G06Q30/02, G06Q20/40, G06Q30/0234, G06Q20/341, G06Q20/10, G06Q40/00, G06Q20/355, G06Q30/0215, G06Q30/0609, G06Q20/105, G06Q30/0601, G07G1/00C, G07F17/42, G07F7/10D
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