System and method for accepting closed loop cards and codes at a merchant point of sale
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving, via a processor, from a point of sale, an indication of use by a first consumer of a closed loop card, wherein the first consumer is not a merchant;
upon an acceptance of an offer associated with the closed loop card, closing out, via the processor, an account associated with the closed loop card;
replacing the closed loop card with a code, wherein the code enables the first consumer to use at least a portion of an amount of money associated with the code and wherein the code does not represent a physical card; and
offering, to a second consumer, a new closed loop card having a new account and having a redemption parameter associated with the closed loop card, wherein the second consumer is not a merchant.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for redeeming a closed loop card/code funded with an amount of money. The system receives from a merchant point of sale an indication of use of a closed loop card/code not issued by the merchant and presented by a consumer, queries and receives a confirmation of an amount of money in an account associated with the closed loop card/code, presents the consumer with an offer to buy the closed loop card/code at a discount price, and upon accepting the offer, closes out the closed loop card/code and pays the discount price to the consumer. Paying the discount price can include applying the discount price to a purchase by the consumer at the merchant. The merchant can provide cash back to the consumer for excess value of the discount price over the consumer'"'"'s purchase. Merchants can apply more than the discount price.
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24 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, via a processor, from a point of sale, an indication of use by a first consumer of a closed loop card, wherein the first consumer is not a merchant; upon an acceptance of an offer associated with the closed loop card, closing out, via the processor, an account associated with the closed loop card; replacing the closed loop card with a code, wherein the code enables the first consumer to use at least a portion of an amount of money associated with the code and wherein the code does not represent a physical card; and offering, to a second consumer, a new closed loop card having a new account and having a redemption parameter associated with the closed loop card, wherein the second consumer is not a merchant. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method comprising:
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receiving, via a processor, from a processing merchant, a first indication of use by a first consumer of a closed loop card at a point of sale associated with the processing merchant, wherein the first consumer is not a merchant; receiving, via the processor, a second indication from the processing merchant that the first consumer has accepted an offer to sell the closed loop card for an amount of money; based on the second indication and via the processor, verifying collection, at the processing merchant, of the closed loop card, closing out an account associated with the closed loop card, and paying the amount of money to the first consumer as a gift code, wherein the gift code does not represent a physical card; and offering, to a second consumer, a new closed loop card having a new account and having a redemption parameter associated with the closed loop card, wherein the second consumer is not a merchant. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system comprising:
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a processor; and a computer-readable storage medium storing instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising; receiving from a point of sale associated with a processing merchant an indication of use by a first consumer of a closed loop card, wherein the first consumer is not a merchant; upon an acceptance of an offer associated with the closed loop card, closing out an account associated with the closed loop card, and replacing the closed loop card with a code, wherein the code enables the first consumer to use at least a portion of an amount of money associated with the code, wherein the code does not represent a physical card; and offering, to a second consumer, a new closed loop card having a new account and having at least one redemption parameter associated with the closed loop card, wherein the second consumer is not a merchant. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system comprising:
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a processor; and a computer-readable storage medium storing instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising; receiving from a processing merchant an indication of use by a first consumer of a closed loop card, wherein the first consumer is not a merchant and presented by a first consumer at a point of sale associated with the processing merchant; receiving an indication from the processing merchant that the first consumer has accepted an offer to sell the closed loop card; based on the indication, verifying collection, at the processing merchant, of the closed loop card, closing out an account associated with the closed loop card, and paying a second amount of money as a gift code, wherein the gift code does not represent a physical card; and offering, to a second consumer, a new closed loop card having a new account and having a redemption parameter associated with the closed loop card, wherein the second consumer is not a merchant. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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22. A method comprising:
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receiving, via a processor, an indication of use by a first consumer of a first code, wherein the first code is electronic and independent of a physical gift card, wherein the first consumer is not a merchant; upon an acceptance of an offer associated with the first code and via the processor, closing out an account having an amount of money and associated with the first code, and replacing the first code with a second code, wherein the second code enables the first consumer to use at least a portion of the amount of money, wherein the second code is electronic and independent of a physical gift card; and offering, to a second consumer, a new closed loop code having a new account and having a redemption parameter associated with the first code, wherein the second consumer is not a merchant. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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