Card with identifying feature and removable element

• US 6,089,611 A
• Filed: 02/19/1997
• Issued: 07/18/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 09/10/1993
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Abnote USA Incorporated (American Banknote Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Arthur Blank & Company Incorporated (American Banknote Corporation)
• Inventors: Blank, Eric
• Primary Examiner(s): Pitts, Andrea L.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Carter, Monica Smith
• Application Number:
  US08/801,219
• Time in Patent Office: 1,245 Days
• Field of Search: 283/57, 283/61, 283/62, 283/67, 283/71, 283/81, 283/82, 283/84, 283/85, 283/86, 283/87, 283/88, 283/89, 283/90, 283/91, 283/92, 283/93, 283/94, 283/101, 283/103, 283/105, 283/107-110 , 283/901, 283/904, 283/902, 281/2, 281/5, 462/2, 462/5, 462/6, 156/249, 156/344, 156/230, 428/42.1-42.3, 428/43, 40/299, 40/630, 40/638
• US Class Current: 283/67
• CPC Class Codes: B42D 15/0053 Forms specially designed for commercial use, e.g. bills, receipts, offer or order sheets, coupons
• CPC Class Codes: B42D 2033/44 combined with other objects
• CPC Class Codes: B42D 25/00 Information-bearing cards or sheet-like structures characterised by identification or security features; Manufacture thereof printing processes to produce identification or security features B41M3/14
• CPC Class Codes: B42D 25/20 characterised by a particular use or purpose
• CPC Class Codes: B42D 25/328 Diffraction gratings; Holograms
• CPC Class Codes: B42D 25/369 Magnetised or magnetisable materials
• CPC Class Codes: B42D 25/47 using adhesives
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/342 Cards defining paid or billed services or quantities
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 7/025 by means, e.g. cards, providing billing information at the time of purchase, e.g. identification of seller or purchaser, quantity of goods delivered or to be delivered
• CPC Class Codes: G07G 1/0036 Checkout procedures
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 283/904 Credit card
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/1495 Adhesive is on removable layer

Abstract

A transactional control system, a promotional system, and a redemption system including a set of a card and a removable and reusable label. The removable and reusable label having a first side printed with indicia thereon, and a second side coated with a reusable adhesive layer suitable for affixing the label to either a first or a second planar side of the card. The label, printed with a registration indicia thereon, can be removed from the transaction card without leaving residue on the card and can be affixed to a registration form for registration of a holder of the transaction card. Alternatively, the label printed with a redeemable coupon indicia thereon, can be removed from a promotion card and affixed to a transaction receipt for associating a particular transaction with the redeemable coupon. In another embodiment the label is printed and scored to form individually removable segments which can be removed from the redemption card and redeemed.

Claims

1. A transaction card control system, comprising:

a plurality of individuated, non-interconnected transaction cards, wherein each of the transaction cards has

(a) first indicia associated with its respective card, the first indicia allowing for matching of a transaction with an issuee of the transaction card, being unique to the transaction card upon which it resides, and distinguishing the transaction card from all other similar transaction cards of the plurality of transaction cards;

(b) at least one removable and reusable element including unique second indicia associated with the removable element which corresponds to the first indicia of the card,

wherein at least one of the first indicia and second indicia is not visibly identifiable under normal indoor or outdoor lighting conditions.

2. A transaction card control system as in claim 1, wherein both the first indicia and the second indicia are not visibly identifiable under normal indoor or outdoor lighting conditions.

3. A transaction card control system as in claim 1, wherein the unique first indicia associated with the card comprises a magnetic stripe, a biometric indicia, a chip, a UV-light readable indicia, or a holographic indicia.

4. A transaction card control system as in claim 1, wherein the second indicia associated with the removable element and the first indicia associated with the transaction card each comprise a magnetic stripe, a biometric indicia, a chip, a UV-light readable indicia, or a holographic indicia.

5. A transaction card control system as in claim 1, wherein the removable element is reusable and the system further comprising a receiving element for receiving the removable and reusable element upon removal of the element from the transaction card.

6. A transaction card control system as in claim 2, wherein the removable and reusable element, the transaction card, and the receiving element are used as a registration vehicle, and wherein:

the receiving element is a form; and

the removable and reusable element is removable from the transaction card and affixable to the form for registration of the transaction card.

7. A transaction card control system as in claim 1, wherein the removable element comprises a label.

8. A transaction card control system as in claim 1, wherein the removable element comprises a plastic label.

9. A transaction card control system comprising:

a plurality of individuated, non-interconnected transaction cards, wherein each of the transaction cards has

(a) first indicia, non-removably associated with the card, the first indicia allowing for matching of a transaction with an issuee of the transaction card, being unique to the transaction card, and distinguishing the transaction card from all other similar transaction cards of the plurality of transaction cards;

(b) a second, removable indicia associated with the card including unique second indicia which corresponds to the first indicia of the card,

wherein at least one of the first indicia and second indicia is not visibly identifiable under normal indoor or outdoor lighting conditions.

10. A transaction card control system as in claim 9, further comprising a receiving element for receiving the second, removable indicia upon removal of the removable indicia from the card.

11. A transaction card control system as in claim 10, wherein the second indicia, the transaction card, and the receiving element are used as a registration vehicle, and wherein:

the receiving element is a form; and

the second indicia is removable from the transaction card and affixable to the form for registration of the transaction card.

12. A transaction card control system as in claim 9, wherein the unique first indicia comprises a magnetic stripe, a biometric indicia, a chip, a UV-light readable indicia, or a holographic indicia.

13. A transaction card control system as in claim 9, wherein the second indicia and the first indicia each comprise a magnetic stripe, a biometric indicia, a chip, a UV-light readable indicia, or a holographic indicia.

14. A transaction card control system as in claim 9, wherein the removable indicia comprises a label.

15. A transaction card control system as in claim 9, wherein the removable indicia comprises a plastic label.

16. A card system comprising:

a plurality of individuated, non-interconnected transaction cards, wherein each of the transaction cards has

(a) first indicia, non-removably associated with the card, the first indicia allowing for matching of a transaction with an issuee of the transaction card, being unique to the transaction card, and distinguishing the transaction card from all other similar transaction cards of the plurality of transaction cards, not visibly identifiable under normal indoor or outdoor lighting conditions;

(b) at least one removable and reusable label having two opposing sides, the label having a symbol printed on one of the sides.

17. A card system as in claim 16, wherein the symbol is a redeemable coupon.

18. A card system as in claim 17, wherein the redeemable coupon is selected from the group consisting of a frequent flyer upgrade, a car rental discount, and a hotel upgrade.

19. A method for matching a transaction with an issuee of a transaction card, comprising:

providing a plurality of transaction cards;

providing a first transaction card that is one of the plurality of transaction cards and that includes a first indicia allowing for matching of a transaction with an issuee of the first transaction card, the first indicia being unique to the first transaction card and distinguishing the first transaction card from all other transaction cards of the plurality of transaction cards, and being not visibly identifiable under normal indoor or outdoor lighting conditions;

providing a removable element removably associated with the first transaction card; and

applying a second indicia to the removable element while the removable element is removably associated with the first transaction card, the second indicia of the removable element corresponding to the first indicia of the first transaction card.

20. A method as in claim 19, comprising simultaneously applying the first indicia with the first transaction card and the second indicia with the removable element.

21. A method as in claim 19, further comprising:

providing a second transaction card that is one of the plurality of transaction cards and that includes a first indicia allowing for matching of a transaction with an issue of the second transaction card, the first indicia of the second transaction card being unique to the second transaction card and distinguishing the second transaction card from the first transaction card and from all other transaction cards of the plurality of transaction cards and being not visibly identifiable under normal indoor or outdoor lighting conditions;

providing a removable element removably associated with the second transaction card; and

applying a second indicia to the removable element while the removable element is removably associated with the second transaction card, the second indicia of the removable element of the second transaction card corresponding to the first indicia of the second transaction card.

22. A method as in claim 21, comprising simultaneously applying the first indicia to the second transaction card and the second indicia to the removable element removably associated with the second transaction card.

23. A method as in claim 21, comprising:

providing a plurality of individuated, non-interconnected transaction cards, each of the transaction cards including a removable element removably associated with its respective card; and

applying unique indicia to each of the removable elements while each removable element is removably associated with a respective transaction card, the unique indicia associated with each removable element being unique to each removable element and distinguishing each removable element from all others of the removable elements.

24. A method as in claim 23, comprising simultaneously applying the first indicia to the second transaction card and the second indicia to the removable element removably associated with the second transaction card.