Gift card and recordable optical disk kit with matching artwork

• US 20060032764A1
• Filed: 08/11/2004
• Published: 02/16/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 08/11/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Imation Corporation (Glassbridge Enterprises, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Imation Corporation (Glassbridge Enterprises, Inc.)
• Inventors: Swenson, Steven C.
• Application Number:
  US10/917,228
• Publication Number:
  US 20060032764A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 206/232
• CPC Class Codes: B42D 15/045 Multi-part cards or sheets, i.e. combined with detachably mounted articles
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 85/546 formed by folding a single blank
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 1/04 Folded cards
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 23/00 Advertising on or in specific articles, e.g. ashtrays, letter-boxes on or in vehicles G09F21/00

Abstract

In general, the invention is directed to gift card kits. Gift card kits include gift cards and recordable media, wherein artwork pre-printed on a recordable medium substantially matches artwork printed on the gift card. Gift card kits may additionally include gift certificates for purchasing digital content, which may then by recorded onto the recordable medium. The invention is also directed to methods for using the gift card kits. A gift card kit allows a purchaser to place unique digital content onto a recordable medium and include the recorded medium with a gift card for an aesthetically pleasing and thoughtful gift.

Claims

1. A gift card kit comprising:

a gift card including first artwork printed on the gift card; and

a recordable optical medium including second artwork printed on the recordable optical medium, wherein the first artwork substantially matches the second artwork and wherein a gift giver can record one or more items onto the recordable optical medium and give the gift card and recordable optical medium to a recipient.

2. The gift card kit of claim 1, wherein the gift card includes a sleeve to receive the recordable optical medium.

3. The gift card kit of claim 1, wherein the recordable optical medium comprises a CD-R disk.

4. The gift card kit of claim 1, wherein the recordable optical medium comprises a recordable DVD disk.

5. The gift card kit of claim 1, wherein the items comprise songs selected by the gift giver for the recipient.

6. The gift card kit of claim 1, wherein the items comprise pictures selected by the gift giver for the recipient.

7. The gift card kit of claim 1, wherein the items comprise video clips selected by the gift giver for the recipient.

8. The gift card kit of claim 1, further comprising packaging materials to package the gift card with the recordable optical medium for purchase by the gift giver.

9. The gift card kit of claim 8, wherein packaging materials include conspicuous instructions indicating that the gift giver can record one or more items onto the recordable optical medium and give the gift card and recordable optical medium to the recipient.

10. The gift card kit of claim 1, wherein the recordable optical medium is silk-screened with the second artwork.

11. The gift card kit of claim 1, wherein the gift card includes a tab to attach the recordable optical medium to the gift card.

12. A gift card kit comprising:

a gift card including first artwork printed on the gift card;

a recordable optical medium including second artwork printed on the recordable optical medium, wherein the first artwork substantially matches the second artwork; and

an insert including a number that entitles a free download of an item, wherein a recipient of the gift card kit can download the item using the number and record the item onto the recordable optical medium.

13. The gift card kit of claim 12, wherein the insert includes third artwork that substantially matches the first and second artwork.

14. A method comprising:

purchasing a gift card kit comprising a gift card including first artwork printed on the gift card, and a recordable optical medium including second artwork printed on the recordable optical medium;

recording one or more items on the recordable optical medium for a recipient; and

giving the gift card to the recipient with the recordable optical medium.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the gift card kit includes an advertising insert printed with conspicuous directions, wherein recording the one or more items and giving the gift card comprise following the directions.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein recording the one or more items comprises recording at least one from a group consisting of a song, a photograph and a video clip.