Debit purchasing of stored value car for use by and/or deliveries to others
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for issuing a stored value card associated with a predetermined transaction network, an issuer, and a sponsoring entity, the method comprising:
- creating one account associated with the stored value card, wherein a sponsoring entity funds the account and the account is independent from any other account; and
issuing the stored value card to a cardholder, wherein;
a) the stored value card is marked with the cardholder'"'"'s name and at least one of a transaction network identification indicia associated with the transaction network and an issuer identification indicia associated with the issuer;
b) the stored value card is accepted wherever cards associated with the predetermined transaction network are accepted; and
c) the stored value card uses a one-way only transfer of identification information from the stored value card to the predetermined transaction network.
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Abstract
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 purchaser, and issuing the purchase card. The purchase card may also be issued in connection with another credit card, for example as a rebate for purchases on the credit card. The purchase card may also be converted to a credit card.
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55 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for issuing a stored value card associated with a predetermined transaction network, an issuer, and a sponsoring entity, the method comprising:
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creating one account associated with the stored value card, wherein a sponsoring entity funds the account and the account is independent from any other account; and
issuing the stored value card to a cardholder, wherein;
a) the stored value card is marked with the cardholder'"'"'s name and at least one of a transaction network identification indicia associated with the transaction network and an issuer identification indicia associated with the issuer;
b) the stored value card is accepted wherever cards associated with the predetermined transaction network are accepted; and
c) the stored value card uses a one-way only transfer of identification information from the stored value card to the predetermined transaction network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer-implemented method for issuing an account identifier storage device associated with a predetermined transaction network, an issuer, and a sponsoring entity, the method comprising:
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creating one account associated with an account identifier storage device, wherein the account identifier storage device stores account identifier information, and wherein a sponsoring entity funds the account and the account is independent from any other account; and
issuing the account identifier storage device to an accountholder, wherein;
a) the account identifier storage device is marked with the accountholder'"'"'s name and at least one of a transaction network identification indicia associated with the transaction network and an issuer identification indicia associated with the issuer;
b) the account identifier storage device is accepted wherever cards associated with the predetermined transaction network are accepted; and
c) the account identifier storage device uses a one-way only transfer of identification information from the stored value card to the predetermined transaction network.
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18. A computer-implemented system for issuing a stored value card associated with a predetermined transaction network, an issuer, and a sponsoring entity, the method comprising:
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means for creating one account associated with the stored value card, wherein a sponsoring entity funds the account and the account is independent from any other account; and
means for issuing the stored value card to a cardholder, wherein;
a) the stored value card is marked with the cardholder'"'"'s name and at least one of a transaction network identification indicia associated with the transaction network and an issuer identification indicia associated with the issuer;
b) the stored value card is accepted wherever cards associated with the predetermined transaction network are accepted; and
c) the stored value card uses a one-way only transfer of identification information from the stored value card to the predetermined transaction network. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A computer-implemented system for issuing an account identifier storage device associated with a predetermined transaction network, an issuer, and a sponsoring entity, the system comprising:
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means for creating one account associated with an account identifier storage device, wherein the account identifier storage device stores account identifier information, and wherein a sponsoring entity funds the account and the account is independent from any other account; and
means for issuing the account identifier storage device to an accountholder, wherein;
a) the account identifier storage device is marked with the accountholder'"'"'s name and at least one of a transaction network identification indicia associated with the transaction network and an issuer identification indicia associated with the issuer;
b) the account identifier storage device is accepted wherever cards associated with the predetermined transaction network are accepted; and
c) the account identifier storage device uses a one-way only transfer of identification information from the stored value card to the predetermined transaction network.
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35. A computer-implemented system for issuing a stored value card associated with a predetermined transaction network, an issuer, and a sponsoring entity, the system comprising:
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a computer storage system for storing information about an account associated with a stored value card, wherein a sponsoring entity funds the account and the account is independent from any other account; and
an output device for passing the stored value card to a cardholder, wherein;
a) the stored value card is marked with the cardholder'"'"'s name and at least one of a transaction network identification indicia associated with the transaction network and an issuer identification indicia associated with the issuer;
b) the stored value card is accepted wherever cards associated with the predetermined transaction network are accepted; and
c) the stored value card uses a one-way only transfer of identification information from the stored value card to the predetermined transaction network.
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36. A computer-implemented method for issuing a stored value card associated with a predetermined transaction network, an issuer, and a sponsoring entity, the method comprising:
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creating one account associated with the stored value card, wherein a sponsoring entity funds the account and the account is independent from any other account; and
issuing the stored value card to a cardholder by an issuer, wherein;
a) the stored value card is marked with the cardholder'"'"'s name and at least one of a transaction network identification indicia associated with the transaction network and an issuer identification indicia associated with the issuer;
b) the stored value card is accepted wherever cards associated with the predetermined transaction network are accepted; and
c) the stored value card uses a one-way only transfer of identification information from the stored value card to the predetermined transaction network;
receiving notification by the issuer that the cardholder has received the stored value card;
notifying the sponsoring entity that the stored value card has been received by the cardholder; and
passing account transaction records to the sponsoring entity.
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