Greeting card system including a window to allow for inventory and activation

• US 20060243609A1
• Filed: 04/25/2005
• Published: 11/02/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 04/25/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Biskupski, Ted, Cole, Val
• Granted Patent: US 7,490,720 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 206/232
• CPC Class Codes: B42D 15/022 combined with permanently fastened sound-producing or light-emitting means or carrying sound records

Abstract

A greeting card system is disclosed. The greeting card system comprises a card member. The card member includes a first window. The system includes a gift card attached to the card member. The gift card is activated through use of a code that is displayed in the first window. Accordingly, a greeting card system is provided that allows for immediate use of a gift card. The system minimizes fraud or theft of the card through the use of an activation code thereon.

Claims

1. A greeting card system comprising:

a card member;

the card member including a first window; and

a gift card attached to the card member, wherein the gift card is activated through use of a code that is displayed in the first window.

2. The greeting card system of claim 1 wherein the card member and the gift card are a single integral unit.

3. The greeting card system of claim 1 wherein the code comprises a bar code on the gift card.

4. The greeting card system of claim 1 wherein the gift card is utilized for downloading music from a music site.

5. The greeting card system of claim 1 wherein the gift card includes a second window for displaying the amount of the gift card.

6. The greeting card system of claim 4 wherein the first window is on a back portion of the card member and the second window is on an inside portion of the card member.

7. The greeting card system of claim 1 wherein the card member includes information for downloading music from a music site.

8. The greeting card system of claim 1 wherein a second barcode is located on a back portion of the card member and is utilized for selling the greeting card system.

9. A greeting card system comprising:

a card member, the card member having a first window on a back portion of the card member and having an inset on the inside portion of the card member, the inset including a second window; and

a gift card attached to the card member and positioned in the inset of the card member, the gift card having an activation code which is displayed in the first window and a monetary amount which is displayed in the second window.

10. The greeting card system of claim 9 wherein the activation code comprises a bar code on the gift card.

11. The greeting card system of claim 9 wherein the gift card is utilized for downloading music from a music site.

12. The greeting card system of claim 9 wherein the card member includes information for downloading music from a music site.

13. A greeting card system comprising:

a card member, the card member having a first window on a back portion of the card member and having an inset on the inside portion of the card member;

the card member having a first barcode on the back portion;

the first barcode when activated allows for the sale of the greeting card system; and

a gift card attached to the card member and positioned in the inset of the card member, the gift card having an activation code which is displayed in the first window.

14. The greeting card system of claim 13 wherein a monetary amount is displayed in a second window.