Patent ID: 7003479

Claim:
A method for distributing an incentive message, the method comprising: using a computer to provide an incentive message, wherein the incentive message includes a trophy and a negotiable instrument, the trophy is detachable from the negotiable instrument, and the negotiable instrument includes a name field for accepting a name of a recipient of the incentive message and a value field for accepting a value for the negotiable instrument; receiving a request over a computer network for the incentive message from a recipient point-of-contact; receiving the recipient name and the value from the recipient point-of-contact over the computer network; using the computer to insert the recipient name in the recipient name field and the value in the value field; receiving a payment for the incentive message; using a printer to print the incentive message, wherein the printed negotiable instrument includes the recipient name and the value; and transferring the requested incentive message to a one of the recipient point-of-contact and the recipient.