Stored value card kiosk system and method
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1. A gift card activation system comprising:
- a kiosk computing device displaying, via a touchscreen display, a plurality of non-activated gift cards and programmed to;
receive, from a user, via the touchscreen display, a selection of one of the plurality of non-activated gift cards;
receive, from the user, monetary amount information to be associated with the selected gift card from the kiosk;
receive, from the user, payment information, via a magnetic card reader, for the selected gift card;
a server comprising at least one memory and at least one processor, the at least one memory comprising computer executable instructions configured to, when executed by the processor;
receive gift card type information associated with the selected one of the plurality of non-activated gift cards;
receive the monetary amount information;
receive the payment information;
facilitate a financial transaction with a financial account server associated with an account of the user to provide payment for the gift card;
identify, using a lookup table, a preferred third party gift card activation server that is configured to activate the gift card for a merchant of the gift card, the preferred third party gift card activation server selected from among a plurality of third party gift card activation servers that each activates gift cards for a plurality of merchants, the preferred third party gift card activation server managed by an entity that is separate and distinct from the merchant of the gift card, the lookup table storing information associated with the preferred third party gift card activation server and one or more other third party gift card activation servers for each of the plurality of merchants;
when the preferred third party gift card activation server has been determined not to be available, identify one of the other third party gift card activation servers that is configured to activate the gift card using the lookup table; and
activate the selected gift card in accordance with the financial transaction by communicating with the one other gift card activation server.
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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.
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1. A gift card activation system comprising:
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a kiosk computing device displaying, via a touchscreen display, a plurality of non-activated gift cards and programmed to; receive, from a user, via the touchscreen display, a selection of one of the plurality of non-activated gift cards; receive, from the user, monetary amount information to be associated with the selected gift card from the kiosk; receive, from the user, payment information, via a magnetic card reader, for the selected gift card; a server comprising at least one memory and at least one processor, the at least one memory comprising computer executable instructions configured to, when executed by the processor; receive gift card type information associated with the selected one of the plurality of non-activated gift cards; receive the monetary amount information; receive the payment information; facilitate a financial transaction with a financial account server associated with an account of the user to provide payment for the gift card; identify, using a lookup table, a preferred third party gift card activation server that is configured to activate the gift card for a merchant of the gift card, the preferred third party gift card activation server selected from among a plurality of third party gift card activation servers that each activates gift cards for a plurality of merchants, the preferred third party gift card activation server managed by an entity that is separate and distinct from the merchant of the gift card, the lookup table storing information associated with the preferred third party gift card activation server and one or more other third party gift card activation servers for each of the plurality of merchants; when the preferred third party gift card activation server has been determined not to be available, identify one of the other third party gift card activation servers that is configured to activate the gift card using the lookup table; and activate the selected gift card in accordance with the financial transaction by communicating with the one other gift card activation server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A gift card activation method comprising:
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receiving, using a first processor in a kiosk displaying a plurality of non-activated gift cards that executes instructions stored in a memory, via a first input device, gift card type information associated with a selected one of a plurality of non-activated gift cards from a computing device configured in a kiosk; receiving, using the first processor, via the first input device, monetary amount information to be associated with the selected gift card from the kiosk; receiving, using the first processor, via a second input device, payment information from a user of the kiosk; storing the payment information along with location information, wherein the location information is obtained from a location detection device; facilitating, using a second processor in a server, a financial transaction with a financial account server associated with an account of the user to provide payment for the gift card; identifying, using the second processor, using a lookup table, a preferred third party gift card activation server that is configured to activate the gift card for a merchant of the gift card, the preferred third party gift card activation server selected from among a plurality of third party gift card activation servers that each activates gift cards for a plurality of merchants, the preferred third party gift card activation server managed by an entity that is separate and distinct from the merchant of the gift card, the lookup table storing information associated with the preferred third party gift card activation server and one or more other third party gift card activation servers for each of the plurality of merchants; and when the preferred third party gift card activation server has been determined not to be available, identifying, using the second processor, one of the other third party gift card activation servers that are configured to activate the gift card using the lookup table; and activating, using the second processor, the selected gift card in accordance with the financial transaction by communicating with the other gift card activation server. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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