Greeting card with actionable aperture
AssigneeHallmark Cards, Incorporated
InventorsKevin Weldon Swanson, Jennifer Richards Garbos, David Galen Saville, Krista Masilionis, Stephanie Young, Cecilia Jeanne Merkle, Anne Horton
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Abstract
A card is provided that includes, for example, a fold that defines a first panel and a second panel, where each of those panels includes front and back surfaces. The second panel includes a void. The back surface of the first panel includes an actionable unique identifier such that when the greeting card is folded along the fold lines the actionable unique identifier is visible through the void. The actionable unique identifier is usable to retrieve a digital presentation among other things.
Claims17
A card, comprising a first fold that defines a first panel and a second panel, wherein each of the first and second panels includes front and rear surfaces, wherein the second panel includes a void, and wherein the back surface of the first panel includes an actionable unique identifier such that when the card is folded along said first fold, the actionable unique identifier is visible through the void.
A card comprising:
- an overall front surface defined by a first surface of the card in an unfolded state;
- an overall back surface defined by a second surface of the card in an unfolded state;
- a first fold line that defines a cover panel and a second panel, thereby providing a cover-panel front surface, cover-panel back surface, a second-panel front surface, and a second-panel back surface;
- a void situated in the second panel;
- an actionable identifier situated on the back surface of the cover panel such that, when folded, the actionable identifier is visible through the void, wherein the actional identifier is linked to a digital asset retrievable by conveying an indication of the actional identifier to a computing system that is configured to recognize the digital asset.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.