Prepaid card

Debit cards, such as long distance telephone cards, may be attractively packaged and even readily mounted for point of purchase display, in such a manner that the card is inactive until activated at the point of purchase. The card may be activated at the point of purchase without the necessity of in...

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Main Authors RAMSBURG; DOUGLAS, DALGAUER; DON, WANTZ; JOHN L, RICE; GINGER A, STICH; REBECCA, NASSOIY; STEPHEN R
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 02.06.1998
Edition6
Subjects
ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR
BOOK COVERS
BOOKBINDING
CALCULATING
CHECKING-DEVICES
COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
COMPUTING
CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS,e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES,DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS
CONVEYING
COUNTING
DEVICES FOR USE THEREWITH AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDEDFOR
ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
ELECTRICITY
FILES
HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS
HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
INFORMATION STORAGE
INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORDCARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
LOOSE LEAVES
MOVABLE-STRIP WRITING OR READING APPARATUS
PACKAGES
PACKAGING ELEMENTS
PACKING
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PHYSICS
PRESENTATION OF DATA
PRINTED MATTER CHARACTERISED BY IDENTIFICATION OR SECURITYFEATURES
PRINTED MATTER OF SPECIAL FORMAT OR STYLE NOTOTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
RECOGNITION OF DATA
RECORD CARRIERS
SPECIAL PRINTED MATTER
STORING
TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:Debit cards, such as long distance telephone cards, may be attractively packaged and even readily mounted for point of purchase display, in such a manner that the card is inactive until activated at the point of purchase. The card may be activated at the point of purchase without the necessity of in any way opening up the attractive packaging, or moving any portion of the packaging out of the way, and by merely "swiping" the card while still mounted in the package through a conventional card reader. The card is mounted between first and second panels of primarily cellulose material including an area significantly greater than that of the card, with the card magnetic strip completely exposed (that is uncovered by the panels or any other packaging material). The majority of the card is typically sandwiched between the first and second panels and is removably held to the panels, for example by hold melt adhesive, and the panels are affixed to each other.
Bibliography:Application Number: US19960767543