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US 7,607,574 · App. 11/380,838 · Granted Oct 27, 2009

Hybrid transaction card package assembly

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Patent No.
US 7,607,574
App. No.
11/380,838
Granted
Oct 27, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

A transaction card package assembly comprising a transaction card and a card holder, wherein the package assembly further comprises at least three unique identifiers thereon such that the transaction card may be activated at a point of sale by either a one-step or two-step activation process.

Claims (23)

1. A transaction card package assembly comprising a transaction card and a card holder, wherein the package assembly further comprises at least three unique identifiers thereon such that the transaction card may be activated at a point of sale by both one-step or two-step activation process processes, and wherein the three unique identifiers each comprise a different one of a vendor product identification code, an issuer account code, and a combination vendor product identification and issuer account code.

2. The package assembly of claim 1 comprising the three unique identifiers encoded within bar codes, magnetic stripes, electronic tags, radio frequency identification tags, microprocessors, microchips, or combinations thereof.

3. The package assembly of claim 1 comprising the vendor product identification code encoded within a UPC bar code.

4. The package assembly of claim 3 wherein the UPC bar code comprises an EAN/UCC-12 bar code.

5. The package assembly of claim 4 wherein the EAN/UCC-12 bar code is on the transaction card.

6. The package assembly of claim 5 wherein the EAN/UCC-128 bar code is on the transaction card.

7. The package assembly of claim 4 wherein the EANIUCC-12 bar code is on the card holder.

8. The package assembly of claim 7 wherein the EAN/UCC-128 bar code is on the card holder.

9. The package assembly of claim 1 comprising the issuer account code encoded within a magnetic stripe.

10. The package assembly of claim 9 wherein the magnetic stripe is on the transaction card.

11. The package assembly of claim 10 wherein the magnetic stripe is on the transaction card.

12. The package assembly of claim 11 wherein the EAN/UCC-128 bar code is on the transaction card.

13. The package assembly of claim 10 wherein the EAN/UCC-128 bar code is on the transaction card.

14. The package assembly of claim 9 wherein the magnetic stripe is on the card holder.

15. The package assembly of claim 14 wherein the magnetic stripe is on the card holder.

16. The package assembly of claim 15 wherein the EAN/UCC-128 bar code is on the card holder.

17. The package assembly of claim 14 wherein the EAN/UCC-128 bar code is on the card holder.

18. The package assembly of claim 1 comprising the combination vendor product identification and issuer account code encoded within an EANIUCC-128 bar code.

19. The package assembly of claim 18 wherein the EANIUCC-128 bar code is on the transaction card.

20. The package assembly of claim 18 wherein the EAN/UCC-128 bar code is on the card holder.

21. The package assembly of claim 1 wherein the one-step activation process comprises scanning an EAN/UCC-12 bar code.

22. The package of claim 1 wherein the two-step activation process comprises scanning a UPC bar code and swiping a magnetic stripe.

23. The package assembly of claim 22 wherein the UPC bard code comprises an EAN/UCC-12 bar code.

Assignments (5)
RELEASE (REEL 046393 / FRAME 0670) Recorded Mar 13, 2024
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
To: BLACKHAWK NETWORK, INC.; BLACKHAWK ENGAGEMENT SOLUTIONS (DE). INC.; EWI HOLDINGS, INC.; CASHSTAR INC.
Reel/Frame 066796/0196 →
SECOND LIEN SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jun 20, 2018
From: BLACKHAWK ENGAGEMENT SOLUTIONS (DE), INC.; BLACKHAWK NETWORK, INC.; EWI HOLDINGS, INC.; CARDLAB, INC.; CARDPOOL, INC.; CASHSTAR INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 046393/0670 →
FIRST LIEN SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jun 19, 2018
From: BLACKHAWK ENGAGEMENT SOLUTIONS (DE), INC.; BLACKHAWK NETWORK, INC.; EWI HOLDINGS, INC.; CARDLAB, INC.; CARDPOOL, INC.; CASHSTAR INC.
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
Reel/Frame 047377/0011 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 18, 2018
From: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
To: BLACKHAWK NETWORK, INC.
Reel/Frame 046377/0336 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 24, 2014
From: BLACKHAWK NETWORK, INC.
To: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 032757/0547 →