Methods and systems for bulk activation of multiple, disparate stored value accounts
First Claim
1. A method of activating a plurality of disparate stored value presentation instruments, the method comprising:
- providing a set of multiple presentation instruments, wherein each presentation instrument includes a unique presentation instrument identifier used to associate value with the presentation instrument, and wherein the set includes at least first and second presentation instruments, wherein the first presentation instrument is redeemable at a first set of merchants and the second presentation instrument is redeemable at a second set of merchants, wherein the first and second sets of merchants are different from each other and wherein no merchants in the first set of merchants is included in the second set of merchants;
receiving, by a host computer system over an electronic network, a set identifier that identifies the set of presentation instruments;
accessing from a computer database, based on the set identifier, a list of the presentation instruments in the set; and
activating each presentation instrument in the set for a certain activation amount.
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Abstract
According to one embodiment of the invention, a method of activating a plurality of disparate stored value accounts utilizes a set of multiple presentation instruments redeemable at different merchants. Each presentation instrument includes a unique presentation instrument identifier used to associate value with the presentation instrument. Also, the set includes a set identifier, which may be included on a package that secures the presentation instruments together. In one embodiment, the set identifier is received over an electronic network, a list of the presentation instruments in the set is accessed from a computer database, and each of the presentation instruments is activated.
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1. A method of activating a plurality of disparate stored value presentation instruments, the method comprising:
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providing a set of multiple presentation instruments, wherein each presentation instrument includes a unique presentation instrument identifier used to associate value with the presentation instrument, and wherein the set includes at least first and second presentation instruments, wherein the first presentation instrument is redeemable at a first set of merchants and the second presentation instrument is redeemable at a second set of merchants, wherein the first and second sets of merchants are different from each other and wherein no merchants in the first set of merchants is included in the second set of merchants; receiving, by a host computer system over an electronic network, a set identifier that identifies the set of presentation instruments; accessing from a computer database, based on the set identifier, a list of the presentation instruments in the set; and activating each presentation instrument in the set for a certain activation amount. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A presentation instrument package arrangement, comprising:
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a set of multiple physical presentation instruments, each presentation instrument having a unique account identifier stored thereon, each account identifier associated with a stored value account maintained on a host computer system, the set comprising first and second presentation instrument, wherein the first presentation instrument is redeemable at a first set of merchants and the second presentation instrument is redeemable at a second set of merchants, wherein the first and second sets of merchants are different from each other and wherein no merchant in the first set of merchants is included in the second set of merchants; a package securing the presentation instruments together; and a set identifier uniquely identifying the set of presentation instruments, the set identifier readable from the package by a point of sale device to activate each of the presentation instruments. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of producing a presentation instrument package, the method comprising:
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selecting a set of physical presentation instruments; storing a unique account identifier on each presentation instrument, the set comprising at least first and second presentation instruments, wherein the first presentation instrument is redeemable at a first set of merchants and the second presentation instrument is redeemable at a second set of merchants, wherein the first and second sets of merchants are different from each other and wherein no merchant in the first set of merchants is included in the second set of merchants; securing the presentation instruments together with a package, the package comprising a set identifier uniquely identifying the set of presentation instruments; and associating the unique account identifiers with the set identifier in a computer database. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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