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US 2003/0149626 A1Published application
Method and apparatus for advertisement
OwnerJoseph Bachinventor
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Abstract
The invention provides methods for promoting ones business. According to one implementation, a promotional message is imprinted on the face of a charge card. According to another implementation, the promotional message is imbedded in a coding device and is fetched and displayed by the cash register. According to yet another implementation, the message is stored in a telephone unit, and is sent to a called subscriber whenever a call is placed. A similar implementation is disclosed with respect to e-mail systems.
Claims6
A method for providing a personalized credit card and publicly displaying information decoded therein, comprising:
- providing a user with an application for a credit card, said application including a slogan input field;
- enabling a user to enter a user-slogan in said slogan input field;
- accepting said application and producing a credit card comprising substantially solid plastic body having a front and back faces;
- providing a magnetic strip onto the back of said credit card;
- storing said user-slogan in said magnetic strip;
- providing a user with a card reader having a display visible to third parties;
- programming said card reader so that when said card reader reads said magnetic strip, said reader displays the user-slogan onto said display.
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