Stored value card kiosk system and method

• US 10,062,064 B2
• Filed: 02/13/2015
• Issued: 08/28/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 05/02/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: e2Interactive Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Gift Card Impressions LLC (Millennium Prime, Inc.)
• Inventors: Glass, Brett R., Geisler, Karl Joseph, Hoag, Kimberly Beth
• Primary Examiner(s): Ade, Garcia
• Application Number:
  US14/622,695
• Publication Number:
  US 20150220902A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,292 Days
• Field of Search: 705 21
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/18 involving self-service terminals [SST], vending machines, kiosks or multimedia terminals
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/354 Card activation or deactivation

Abstract

A stored value card activation system includes a server in communication with one or more computing devices configured in kiosks. The server receives stored value card type information associated with one of multiple non-activated stored value cards from the computing device. The server also receives monetary amount information to be associated with the selected stored value card from the kiosk, and payment information from a user of the kiosk. From this information, the server conducts a financial transaction with a financial account server associated with an account of the user, and activates the selected stored value card in accordance with the financial transaction.

Claims

1. A kiosk comprising:

a housing structure to display one or more non-activated stored value cards; and

a computing device to be housed and supported by the housing structure and having a display screen for providing interaction with a user, the computing device to generate a graphical user interface (GUI) to the display screen to;

receive information associated with a selection of a consumer item;

receive payment information from the user for conducting a financial transaction with a financial account server associated with an account of the user; and

print, using a printer configured on the housing structure, a receipt that includes a machine-readable indicia comprising at least one of a bar code and a quick response (QR) code, the machine-readable indicia storing information for obtaining the consumer item selected by the user at a time later than when the financial transaction was conducted.

2. The kiosk of claim 1, wherein the consumer item comprises a physical item.

3. The kiosk of claim 1, wherein the consumer item comprises a subscription to a service.

4. The kiosk of claim 1, wherein the receipt includes customized content comprising bonus points associated with the consumer item.

5. The kiosk of claim 1, wherein the consumer item comprises downloadable content (DLC).

6. The kiosk of claim 5, wherein the downloadable content comprises a video game.

7. The kiosk of claim 6, wherein the downloadable content comprises bonus points to be applied to the video game.