Prepaid card

• Main Authors: RAMSBURG; DOUGLAS, DALGAUER; DON, WANTZ; JOHN L, RICE; GINGER A, STICH; REBECCA, NASSOIY; STEPHEN R
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 02.06.1998
• Edition: 6
• 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

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...