Image-Based Submission and Verification of Redemption Codes
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method of processing a redeemable instrument having a redemption value, the computer-implemented method comprising:
- obtaining at least one image of at least a portion of the redeemable instrument; and
processing the at least one image in order to extract a redemption code that can be verified for redemption of the redemption value associated with the redeemable instrument.
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Abstract
Improved systems and techniques for submission and verification of redemption codes are disclosed. It will be appreciated that the submission and verification techniques can, among other things, automate the submission and verification of redemption codes for various redeemable instruments, including transaction cards (e.g., gift or prepaid cards) widely used for online transactions (e.g., purchase of media items from an online media store). A redemption code can be determined based on an image of a redeemable instrument. More particularly, an image of a redeemable instrument can be processed using image analysis or one or more image processing techniques to extract a redemption code for the redeemable instrument. By way of example, an image (e.g., a digital picture) of a gift card can be processed by a device to extract an alphanumeric value printed on the gift card. This means that the alphanumeric value need not be entered manually by a person seeking to redeem the redeemable instrument (e.g., gift card). As a result, users can simply take a picture of a redeemable instrument (e.g., gift card) rather than having to manually enter long alphanumeric values commonly used today.
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22 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method of processing a redeemable instrument having a redemption value, the computer-implemented method comprising:
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obtaining at least one image of at least a portion of the redeemable instrument; and processing the at least one image in order to extract a redemption code that can be verified for redemption of the redemption value associated with the redeemable instrument. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A computer-implemented method of processing a transaction card that includes a redemption code associated with a redeemable value, the computer-implemented method comprising:
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locating an image of a redemption code in an image of the transaction card; processing the image of the redemption code to extract one or more characters representative of the redemption code; and transmitting the one or more extracted characters as the redemption code for verification of the redemption code. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer-implemented method of allowing redemption of a redeemable value associated with a redeemable instrument, the computer-implemented method comprising:
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obtaining at least one image of the redeemable instrument; determining a redemption code at least partly based on the at least one image of the redeemable instrument; determining whether the redemption code is valid; and allowing the redeemable value to be redeemed if the determining determines that the redemption code is valid. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A computer readable storage medium including at least computer program code stored therein for redeeming a value associated with a redeemable instrument, the computer readable storage medium comprising:
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computer program code for obtaining at least one image of the redeemable instrument; computer program code for determining a redemption code at least partly based on the at least one image of the redeemable instrument; computer program code for determining whether the redemption code is valid; and computer program code for allowing the redeemable value to be redeemed if the determining determines that the redemption code is valid.
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