Debit purchasing of stored value card for use by and/or delivery to others
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1. A computer-implemented method for issuing a stored value card affiliated with a predetermined card transaction processing network and an issuer, the method comprising:
- presenting an individual human purchaser with an opportunity to buy the stored value card;
determining with a computer processor whether the individual human purchaser has sufficient funds to pay for the stored value card;
establishing in a computer database of the issuer an independent stored value card account for a recipient designated by the individual human purchaser, wherein the independent stored value card account comprises information about;
(a) the recipient'"'"'s name;
(b) the stored value account number; and
(c) a stored value initial issue amount;
issuing the stored value card by the issuer, wherein, prior to issuance, the stored value card is marked with the name of the recipient, the stored value account number, and an issuer identification indicia, and wherein the stored value card is accepted for purchase anywhere the predetermined card transaction processing network is accepted for purchases;
reloading the independent stored value card account in response to receiving a reload request from the recipient; and
receiving notification from the recipient that the stored value card has been received.
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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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47 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for issuing a stored value card affiliated with a predetermined card transaction processing network and an issuer, the method comprising:
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presenting an individual human purchaser with an opportunity to buy the stored value card; determining with a computer processor whether the individual human purchaser has sufficient funds to pay for the stored value card; establishing in a computer database of the issuer an independent stored value card account for a recipient designated by the individual human purchaser, wherein the independent stored value card account comprises information about; (a) the recipient'"'"'s name; (b) the stored value account number; and (c) a stored value initial issue amount; issuing the stored value card by the issuer, wherein, prior to issuance, the stored value card is marked with the name of the recipient, the stored value account number, and an issuer identification indicia, and wherein the stored value card is accepted for purchase anywhere the predetermined card transaction processing network is accepted for purchases; reloading the independent stored value card account in response to receiving a reload request from the recipient; and receiving notification from the recipient that the stored value card has been received. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A computer-implemented system for issuing a stored value card affiliated with a predetermined card transaction processing network and an issuer, the system comprising:
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a processor for presenting an individual human purchaser with an opportunity to buy the stored value card; a processor for determining with a computer processor whether the individual human purchaser has sufficient funds to pay for the stored value card; a processor for establishing in a computer database of the issuer an independent stored value card account for a recipient designated by the individual human purchaser, wherein the independent stored value card account comprises information about; (a) the recipient'"'"'s name; (b) the stored value account number; and (c) a stored value initial issue amount; a processor for issuing the stored value card by the issuer, wherein, prior to issuance, the stored value card is marked with the name of the recipient, the stored value account number, and an issuer identification indicia, and wherein the stored value card is accepted for purchase anywhere the predetermined card transaction processing network is accepted for purchases; a processor for reloading the independent stored value card account in response to receiving a reload request from the recipient; and a processor for receiving notification from the recipient that the stored value card has been received. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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47. A computer-implemented method for issuing a stored value card affiliated with a predetermined card transaction processing network and an issuer, the method comprising:
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presenting an individual human purchaser with an opportunity to buy the stored value card; determining with a computer processor whether the individual human purchaser has sufficient funds to pay for the stored value card; establishing in a computer database of the issuer an independent stored value card account for a recipient designated by the individual human purchaser, wherein the independent stored value card account comprises information about; (a) the recipient'"'"'s name; (b) the stored value account number; and (c) a stored value initial issue amount determined by the individual human purchaser; issuing the stored value card by the issuer, wherein, prior to issuance, the stored value card is marked with the name of the recipient, the stored value account number, and an issuer identification indicia, and wherein the stored value card is accepted for purchase anywhere the predetermined card transaction processing network is accepted for purchases, the independent stored value card account being accessible by the recipient such that the recipient can add funds to the account beyond the initial issue amount; receiving notification from the recipient that the stored value card has been received, wherein said notification occurs separate from and is not based on a recipient'"'"'s use of the card to execute a stored value card transaction, wherein the act of receiving notification from the recipient activates the stored value card; and notifying the individual human purchaser that the stored value card has been received by the recipient.
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