Method & apparatus for point of sale generated access to remote file
First Claim
1. A package adapted for holding a card, the card generally defining a plane, the card having means to encode data;
- said package including;
(a) first and second panels;
(b) retaining means for securing said card substantially between said first and second panels, wherein said means to encode data is not exposed; and
(c) means for exposing said means to encode data, while said card is secured between said panels.
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Abstract
This invention provides an apparatus for point of sale generated access to remote files. The method relates to a transaction between a merchant, content provider transaction manager and a customer. A point of sale generated activated identification number allows the customer to remotely download a specific file from a content provider. A package adapted for holding a data encoded card and a disk or cartridge is disclosed. The card generally defines a plane and includes a means to encode data. In the preferred embodiment the package has first and second panels, retaining means for securing the card substantially between the first and second panels, wherein a data encoded stripe is not exposed and means for exposing the data encoded strip, while the card is secured between the panels.
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56 Claims
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1. A package adapted for holding a card, the card generally defining a plane, the card having means to encode data;
- said package including;
(a) first and second panels;
(b) retaining means for securing said card substantially between said first and second panels, wherein said means to encode data is not exposed; and
(c) means for exposing said means to encode data, while said card is secured between said panels. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
- said package including;
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15. The package of claim I wherein said package is adapted to contain a disk.
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16. The package of claim I wherein said package is adapted to contain a cartridge.
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17. A package adapted for holding a card, the card generally defining a plane, the card having a data encoded stripe and a content storage means;
- said package including;
(a) first and second panels;
(b) retaining means for securing said card substantially between said first and second panels, wherein said data encoded stripe is not exposed;
(c) means for exposing said data encoded stripe, while said card is secured between said panels; and
(d) means for retaining said content storage mean between said first and second panels. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
- said package including;
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32. A package adapted for holding a card, the card generally defining a plane, the card having means to encode data;
- said package including;
(a) first and second panels; and
(b) retaining means for securing said card between said first and second panels wherein said means to encode data is not exposed, said retaining means allowing said means to encode data to be oriented towards said first panel when said means to encode data coded is not exposed and allowing said means to encode data to be oriented towards said second panel when said means to encode data is exposed. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
- said package including;
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45. A package adapted for holding a card, the card generally defining a plane, the card having a data encoded stripe and a content storage means;
- said package including;
(a) first and second panels; and
(b) retaining means for securing said card between said first and second panels wherein said data encoded stripe is not exposed, said retaining means allowing said data encoded stripe to be oriented towards said first panel when said data encoded stripe is not exposed and allowing said strip to be oriented towards said second panel when said encoded stripe is exposed. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
- said package including;
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