Multi-use numbering system and method
US9870561B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 6, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jan 16, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 1, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q30/0254
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A numbering system is provided having an identifier with hexadecimal, vigesimal, quadrivigesimal, or any other suitable alphanumeric characters includable on a card and an account identifiable using the identifier. The card can be a gift card, a customer loyalty card, or a customer incentive card. An interface may be connected to a communications network that is accessible to associate the identifier with an account and manage funds associable with the account. Funds data may be associable with the account and storable on the remote server, the funds data relating to the funds transferred by a user to a card issuer. The identifier may be storable on the card in an electronically readable format, and may be included on the card via printing and/or imprinting. A method is provided for using the numbering system.
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