Method of providing and processing a plurality of stored-value cards

US7841520B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• TARGET BRANDS, INC. · US

Inventors

• Mark Alan Schultz · Carmel, US
• Dennis R. Smith · Lubbock, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 12, 2009
• Grant date: Nov 30, 2010
• Expiry date: Oct 12, 2029

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q20/341
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A method of providing and processing a plurality of stored-value cards includes providing a stored-value card assembly including the plurality of stored-value cards in a housing. The plurality of stored-value cards includes a first stored-value card and a last stored-value card. Each of the plurality of stored-value cards is associated with a different account identifier linking each one of the plurality of stored-value cards to a different financial record or account. The different account identifiers collectively define a series of account identifiers. The method further includes scanning the different account identifier associated with the first stored-value card using a point-of-sale terminal, and scanning the different account identifier associated with the last stored-value card using the point-of-sale terminal. The housing indicates which of the different account identifier associated with the first stored-value card and the last stored-value card should be scanned first. Other card assemblies and associated methods are also disclosed.