Methods for product registering in a registry including use of stored value cards

US8606654B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• AMS AG · AT

Inventors

• William J. Veeneman · Minneapolis, US
• Kathleen M. Veeneman · Minneapolis, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 29, 2005
• Grant date: Dec 10, 2013
• Expiry date: Feb 15, 2029

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q30/0236
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention provides methods and systems for facilitating gift registry. A variety of systems are provided which make registering for gifts more efficient for consumers and retailers. These systems include an express registration card system and a reverse registry system. The methods associate the various systems with a common registry number. The express registration card system enables a registrant to register for gifts without requiring identification information first be given. The reverse registry enables registration of items already owned in order to inform potential gift givers of preferences.