Debit purchasing of stored value card for use by and/or delivery to others
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1. A computer-implemented method for providing a stored value card associated with a predetermined transaction network and an individual, the method comprising:
- publishing an offer to purchase the stored value card over a computer network;
receiving, by at least one computer processor, a purchase request from the individual for the stored value card;
creating, by at least one computer processor, one independent and separate account associated with the stored value card, wherein the individual funds the account with an initial value;
loading the independent and separate account with the initial value by transferring and storing funds associated with the initial value into the independent and separate account;
providing the stored value card to a cardholder, wherein;
a) before the card is provided, the stored value card is marked with the cardholder'"'"'s name; and
b) the stored value card is capable of being used wherever cards associated with the predetermined transaction network are accepted;
receiving, by a provider of the stored value card, notification from the cardholder that the cardholder has received the stored value card;
activating, by at least one computer processor, the independent and separate account over the computer network; and
loading, by at least one computer processor, subsequent to the funding of the initial value, the independent and separate account upon receiving a load request from the cardholder.
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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 providing a stored value card associated with a predetermined transaction network and an individual, the method comprising:
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publishing an offer to purchase the stored value card over a computer network; receiving, by at least one computer processor, a purchase request from the individual for the stored value card; creating, by at least one computer processor, one independent and separate account associated with the stored value card, wherein the individual funds the account with an initial value; loading the independent and separate account with the initial value by transferring and storing funds associated with the initial value into the independent and separate account; providing the stored value card to a cardholder, wherein; a) before the card is provided, the stored value card is marked with the cardholder'"'"'s name; and b) the stored value card is capable of being used wherever cards associated with the predetermined transaction network are accepted; receiving, by a provider of the stored value card, notification from the cardholder that the cardholder has received the stored value card; activating, by at least one computer processor, the independent and separate account over the computer network; and loading, by at least one computer processor, subsequent to the funding of the initial value, the independent and separate account upon receiving a load request from the cardholder. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer-implemented method for providing a stored value card associated with a predetermined transaction network and an individual, the method comprising:
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receiving, by at least one computer processor, a request from the individual for the stored value card loading an independent and separate account, associated with the stored value card, with an initial value by transferring funds associated with the initial value into the independent and separate account and storing the funds in the independent and separate account; providing or issuing the stored value card to a cardholder, wherein; a) before the card is provided or issued, the stored value card is marked with the cardholder'"'"'s name; and b) the stored value card is accepted wherever cards associated with the predetermined transaction network are accepted; receiving, by a provider of the stored value card, notification from the cardholder that the cardholder has received the stored value card; activating, by at least one computer processor, the independent and separate account over a computer network; and loading, by at least one computer processor, subsequent to the funding of the initial value, the independent and separate account upon receiving a load request from the cardholder. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer-implemented method for providing a stored value card associated with a predetermined transaction network and an individual, the method comprising:
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receiving, by at least one computer processor, a request from the individual for the stored value card; creating, by at least one computer processor, one independent and separate account associated with the stored value card, wherein the individual funds the account with an initial value; loading the independent and separate account with the initial value by transferring funds associated with the initial value into the independent and separate account and storing the funds in the independent and separate account; providing the stored value card to a cardholder, wherein; a) before the card is provided, the stored value card is marked with the cardholder'"'"'s name; and b) the stored value card is capable of being used wherever cards associated with the predetermined transaction network are accepted; receiving, by a provider of the stored value card, notification from the cardholder that the cardholder has received the stored value card; activating, by at least one computer processor, the independent and separate account over a computer network; and loading, by at least one computer processor, subsequent to the funding of the initial value, the independent and separate account upon receiving a load request from the cardholder or the individual. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A computer-implemented method for providing a stored value card associated with a predetermined transaction network and an individual, the method comprising:
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publishing an offer over a computer network to provide the stored value card; receiving, by at least one computer processor, a request from the individual for the stored value card; creating, by at least one computer processor, one independent and separate account associated with the stored value card, wherein the individual funds the account with an initial value; loading the independent and separate account with the initial value by transferring funds associated with the initial value into the independent and separate account and storing the funds in the independent and separate account; providing the stored value card to a cardholder, wherein; a) before the card is provided, the stored value card is marked with the cardholder'"'"'s name; and b) the stored value card is capable of being used wherever cards associated with the predetermined transaction network are accepted; receiving, by a provider of the stored value card, over the computer network, an activation request from the cardholder to activate the stored value card, wherein the activation request provides notification that the cardholder has received the card; and loading, by at least one computer processor, subsequent to the funding of the initial value, the stored value card or account upon receiving a load request from the cardholder or the sponsoring entity. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A computer-implemented method for providing a stored value card associated with a predetermined transaction network and an individual, the method comprising:
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creating, by at least one computer processor, one independent and separate account associated with the stored value card, wherein an individual funds the account with an initial value; loading the independent and separate account with the initial value by transferring funds associated with the initial value into the independent and separate account and storing the funds in the independent and separate account; providing the stored value card to a cardholder, wherein; a) before the card is provided, the stored value card is marked with the cardholder'"'"'s name; and b) the stored value card is capable of being used wherever cards associated with the predetermined transaction network are accepted; receiving, by a provider of the stored value card, notification from the cardholder that the cardholder has received the stored value card; activating, by at least one computer processor, the independent and separate account over a computer network; and loading, by at least one computer processor, subsequent to the funding of the initial value, the stored value card or account upon receiving a load request from the cardholder or the individual. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A computer-implemented method for providing a stored value card associated with a predetermined transaction network and an individual, the method comprising:
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publishing an offer to purchase the stored value card over a computer network, wherein the computer network is the Internet; receiving, by at least one computer processor, a purchase request from the individual for the stored value card to purchase the stored value card as a gift; creating, by at least one computer processor, one independent and separate account associated with the stored value card, wherein the individual funds the account with an initial value, wherein the initial value is added before the card is provided to a cardholder; loading the independent and separate account with the initial value by transferring funds associated with the initial value into the independent and separate account and storing the funds in the independent and separate account; providing the stored value card to the cardholder, wherein; a) before the card is provided, the stored value card is marked with the cardholder'"'"'s name; and b) the stored value card is capable of being used wherever cards associated with the predetermined transaction network are accepted; receiving, by a provider of the stored value card, notification from the cardholder that the cardholder has received the stored value card over the computer network; activating, by at least one computer processor, the independent and separate account over the computer network; and loading, by at least one computer processor, subsequent to the funding of the initial value, the stored value card or account upon receiving a load request from the cardholder or the individual.
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40. A system for providing a stored value card associated with a predetermined transaction network and an individual, the system comprising:
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at least one storage device for storing information relating to the stored value card; and at least one processor for performing the following steps; publishing an offer to purchase the stored value card over a computer network; receiving a purchase request from the purchaser for the stored value card; creating one independent and separate account associated with the stored value card, wherein the individual funds the account with an initial value; loading the independent and separate account with the initial value by transferring funds associated with the initial value into the independent and separate account and storing the funds in the independent and separate account; processing data relating to providing the stored value card to a cardholder, wherein; a) before the card is provided, the stored value card is marked with the cardholder'"'"'s name; and b) the stored value card is capable of being used wherever cards associated with the predetermined transaction network are accepted; receiving, by a provider of the stored value card, notification from the cardholder that the cardholder has received the stored value card; activating the independent and separate account over the computer network; and loading, subsequent to the funding of the initial value, the stored value card or account upon receiving a load request from the cardholder. - View Dependent Claims (41)
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42. A system for providing a stored value card associated with a predetermined transaction network and an individual, the system comprising:
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at least one storage device for storing information relating to the stored value card; and at least one processor for performing the following steps; receiving a request from the individual for the stored value card loading an independent and separate account associated with the stored value card with an initial value by transferring funds associated with the initial value into the independent and separate account and storing the funds in the independent and separate account; processing data relating to providing the stored value card to a cardholder, wherein; a) before the card is provided, the stored value card is marked with the cardholder'"'"'s name; and b) the stored value card is capable of being used wherever cards associated with the predetermined transaction network are accepted; receiving, by a provider of the stored value card, notification from the cardholder that the cardholder has received the stored value card; activating the independent and separate account over a computer network; and loading, subsequent to the funding of the initial value, the stored value card or account upon receiving a load request from the cardholder or the sponsoring entity.
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43. A system for providing a stored value card associated with a predetermined transaction network and an individual, the system comprising:
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at least one storage device for storing information relating to the stored value card; and at least one processor for performing the following steps; creating one independent and separate account associated with the stored value card, wherein the individual funds the account with an initial value; loading the independent and separate account with the initial value by transferring funds associated with the initial value into the independent and separate account and storing the funds in the independent and separate account; processing data relating to providing the stored value card to a cardholder, wherein; a) before the card is provided, the stored value card is marked with the cardholder'"'"'s name; and b) the stored value card is capable of being used wherever cards associated with the predetermined transaction network are accepted; receiving, by a provider of the stored value card, notification from the cardholder that the cardholder has received the stored value card; activating the independent and separate account wherein the independent and separate account is activated over a computer network based on the notification; and loading, subsequent to the funding of the initial value, the stored value card or account upon receiving a load request from the cardholder or the individual. - View Dependent Claims (44)
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45. A system for providing a stored value card associated with a predetermined transaction network, the system comprising:
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at least one storage device for storing information relating to the stored value card; and at least one processor for performing the following steps; receiving a purchase request from an individual for the stored value card; creating one independent and separate account associated with the stored value card, wherein the individual funds the account with an initial value; loading the independent and separate account with the initial value by transferring funds associated with the initial value into the independent and separate account and storing the funds in the independent and separate account; processing data relating to providing the stored value card to a cardholder, wherein; a) before the card is provided, the stored value card is marked with the cardholder'"'"'s name; and b) the stored value card is capable of being used wherever cards associated with the predetermined transaction network are accepted; receiving, by a provider of the stored value card, an activation request from the cardholder to activate the stored value card over a computer network, wherein the activation request provides notification that the cardholder has received the card; and loading, subsequent to the funding of the initial value, the stored value card or account upon receiving a load request from the cardholder.
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46. A system for providing a stored value card associated with a predetermined transaction network and an individual, the system comprising:
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at least one storage device for storing information relating to the stored value card; and at least one processor for performing the following steps; receiving a request from an individual for the stored value card; creating one independent and separate account associated with the stored value card; loading the independent and separate account with the initial value by transferring funds associated with an initial value into the independent and separate account and storing the funds in the independent and separate account; processing data relating to providing the stored value card to a cardholder, wherein; a) before the card is provided, the stored value card is marked with the cardholder'"'"'s name; and b) the stored value card is capable of being used wherever cards associated with the predetermined transaction network are accepted; receiving, by a provider of the stored value card, notification from the cardholder that the cardholder has received the stored value card; activating the independent and separate account over a computer network; and loading, subsequent to the funding of the initial value, the stored value card or account upon receiving a load request from the cardholder.
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47. A system for providing a stored value card associated with a predetermined transaction network and an individual, the system comprising:
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at least one storage device for storing information relating to the stored value card; and at least one processor for performing the following steps; publishing an offer to provide the stored value card over a computer network; receiving a request from an individual for the stored value card over the computer network; creating one independent and separate account associated with the stored value card, wherein the individual funds the account with an initial value, wherein the initial value is added before or after the card is provided to a cardholder; loading the independent and separate account with the initial value by transferring funds associated with the initial value into the independent and separate account and storing the funds in the independent and separate account; processing data relating to providing the stored value card to the cardholder, wherein; a) before the card is provided, the stored value card is marked with the cardholder'"'"'s name; and b) the stored value card is capable of being used wherever cards associated with the predetermined transaction network are accepted; receiving, by a provider of the stored value card, notification from the cardholder that the cardholder has received the stored value card; activating the independent and separate account over the computer network; and loading, subsequent to the funding of the initial value, the stored value card or account upon receiving a load request from the cardholder or the individual.
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