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US 7,278,570 · App. 10/665,984 · Granted Oct 9, 2007

Financial presentation instruments with integrated holder and methods for use

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Patent No.
US 7,278,570
App. No.
10/665,984
Granted
Oct 9, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention provides improved apparatus, methods, and systems for displaying and packaging financial presentation instruments, particularly stored value, gift, or other pre-paid debit cards. In one embodiment of the present invention, a method for displaying a financial presentation instrument with an integrated holder is provided. The method comprises providing a data card having an information storage medium and an aperture therethrough. The data card is then suspended from a display hook through the at least one aperture. Hence, the present invention advantageously allows for convenient displaying and easy access to the data card for activation at the time the card is purchased by a consumer. Further, the integrated holder on the data card decreases the operating costs and increases the efficiency for selling such debit cards as no additional materials, packaging, or carriers other than the data card itself are needed for the presentation and display of such debit cards.

Claims (30)

1. A financial presentation instrument with an integrated holder comprising:

a data card having a back side with an information storage medium that is configured to store a unique identifier and at least one J-peg shaped aperture therethrough for suspending the data card from a display hook, wherein the card comprises a rectangular shape with a front and the back side, a top and a bottom flat portion each about 3 3/8 inches long, a first side flat portion about 2 1/8 inches long, and a second side portion having two flat portions on either side of a protrusion portion, the J-peg shaped aperture is located through the protrusion portion of the data card, and a live copy limit is located on the front side of the card.

2. The instrument of claim 1 further comprising an additional aperture through the data card.

3. The instrument of claim 2 wherein the additional aperture comprises a circular, J-peg, semi-circular, oval, rectangle, square, or polygonal shape.

4. The instrument of claim 1 wherein the data card comprises a stored value card.

5. The instrument of claim 1 wherein the data card comprises a gift card.

6. The instrument of claim 1 wherein the information storage medium comprises a magnetic stripe.

7. The instrument of claim 1 wherein the information storage medium comprises a bar code.

8. A method for displaying a financial presentation instrument with an integrated holder comprising:

providing a data card having an information storage medium that is configured to store a unique identifier data and at least one aperture therethrough, wherein the data card further comprises a rectangular shape having four edges, comprising two side flat edges measuring about 2 1/8 inches, a bottom flat edge measuring about 3 3/8 inches, and a top edge comprising two flat portions on either side of a protrusion portion, a front side comprising a live copy limit, a back side wherein the information storage medium is located, and one or more of the at least one aperture is located through the protrusion portion

providing a display hook; and

suspending the data card from the display hook through the one or more of the at least one aperture.

9. The method of claim 8 wherein the aperture comprises a circular, J-peg, semi-circular, oval, rectangle, square or polygonal shape.

10. The method of claim 8 wherein the data card comprises an additional aperture therethrough.

11. The method of claim 10 further comprising providing an additional display hook and suspending the data card from the additional display hook through the additional aperture.

12. The method of claim 8 wherein the data card comprises a stored value card.

13. The method of claim 8 wherein the data card comprises a gift card.

14. The method of claim 8 wherein the information storage medium comprises a magnetic stripe.

15. The method of claim 8 wherein the information storage medium comprises a bar code.

16. A financial presentation instrument with an integrated holder and a rectangular shaped data card, wherein the data card comprises:

a front side comprising a live copy limit;

a back side with an information storage medium located thereon that is configured to store a unique identifier;

a top edge comprising two flat portions on either side of a protrusion portion;

a bottom flat edge measuring about 3 3/8 inches;

two side flat edges measuring about 2 1/8 inches; and at least one aperture through the protrusion portion for suspending the data card from a display hook.

17. The instrument of claim 16 wherein the aperture comprises a circular, J-peg, semi-circular, oval, rectangle, square, or polygonal shape.

18. The instrument of claim 16 wherein the data card further comprises a second protrusion with an additional aperture therethrough.

19. The instrument of claim 16 wherein the data card comprises a gift card.

20. The instrument of claim 16 wherein the information storage medium comprises a magnetic stripe.

21. The instrument of claim 16 wherein the information storage medium comprises a bar code.

Assignments (11)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 28, 2020
From: GIFT SOLUTIONS LLC
To: FIRST DATA RESOURCES, LLC
Reel/Frame 054198/0704 →
MERGER AND CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 20, 2019
From: VALUELINK, LLC; GIFT SOLUTIONS LLC
To: GIFT SOLUTIONS LLC
Reel/Frame 051068/0592 →
TERMINATION AND RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENT RIGHTS Recorded Aug 19, 2019
From: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
To: FIRST DATA CORPORATION; DW HOLDINGS, INC.; FIRST DATA RESOURCES, INC. (K/N/A FIRST DATA RESOURCES, LLC); FUNDSXPRESS FINANCIAL NETWORKS, INC.; INTELLIGENT RESULTS, INC. (K/N/A FIRST DATA SOLUTIONS, INC.); LINKPOINT INTERNATIONAL, INC.; MONEY NETWORK FINANCIAL, LLC; SIZE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; TASQ TECHNOLOGY, INC.; TELECHECK INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Reel/Frame 050090/0060 →
TERMINATION AND RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENT RIGHTS Recorded Aug 19, 2019
From: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
To: FIRST DATA CORPORATION; DW HOLDINGS, INC.; FIRST DATA RESOURCES, LLC; FUNDSXPRESS FINANCIAL NETWORK, INC.; FIRST DATA SOLUTIONS, INC.; LINKPOINT INTERNATIONAL, INC.; MONEY NETWORK FINANCIAL, LLC; SIZE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; TASQ TECHNOLOGY, INC.; TELECHECK INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Reel/Frame 050091/0474 →
TERMINATION AND RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENT RIGHTS Recorded Aug 19, 2019
From: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
To: FIRST DATA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 050094/0455 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 30, 2019
From: CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH
To: CARDSERVICE INTERNATIONAL, INC.; DW HOLDINGS INC.; FIRST DATA CORPORATION; FIRST DATA RESOURCES, LLC; FUNDSXPRESS, INC.; INTELLIGENT RESULTS, INC.; LINKPOINT INTERNATIONAL, INC.; SIZE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; TASQ TECHNOLOGY, INC.; TELECHECK INTERNATIONAL, INC.; TELECHECK SERVICES, INC.
Reel/Frame 049902/0919 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 29, 2016
From: FIRST DATA CORPORATION
To: VALUELINK, LLC
Reel/Frame 040448/0908 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jan 31, 2011
From: DW HOLDINGS, INC.; FIRST DATA RESOURCES, LLC; FUNDSXPRESS FINANCIAL NETWORKS, INC.; FIRST DATA SOLUTIONS, INC.; LINKPOINT INTERNATIONAL, INC.; MONEY NETWORK FINANCIAL, LLC; SIZE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; TASQ TECHNOLOGY, INC.; TELECHECK INTERNATIONAL, INC
To: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 025719/0590 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Nov 17, 2010
From: DW HOLDINGS, INC.; FIRST DATA RESOURCES, INC. (K/N/A FIRST DATA RESOURCES, LLC); FUNDSXPRESS FINANCIAL NETWORKS, INC.; INTELLIGENT RESULTS, INC. (K/N/A FIRST DATA SOLUTIONS, INC.); LINKPOINT INTERNATIONAL, INC.; MONEY NETWORK FINANCIAL, LLC; SIZE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; TASQ TECHNOLOGY, INC.; TELECHECK INTERNATIONAL, INC.
To: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 025368/0183 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Oct 31, 2007
From: FIRST DATA CORPORATION; CARDSERVICE INTERNATIONAL, INC.; FUNDSXPRESS, INC.; LINKPOINT INTERNATIONAL, INC.; TASQ TECHNOLOGY, INC.; TELECHECK SERVICES, INC.; DW HOLDINGS, INC.; FIRST DATA RESOURCES, INC.; INTELLIGENT RESULTS, INC.; SIZE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; TELECHECK INTERNATIONAL, INC.
To: CREDIT SUISSE, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 020045/0165 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 11, 2004
From: MCGEE, CHRISTOPHER; NEWBROUGH, KEITH; ALGIENE, KENNETH
To: FIRST DATA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 014331/0463 →