Method and apparatus for conveying unique visual communication
OwnerBrian K. Eliasinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus and related method for conveying information associated with containers. The apparatus comprises a container supporting modification means which when selectively altered effectively changes the appearance of the container such that a unique visual communication is produced. The related method comprises selectively altering the modification means supported by the container thereby providing a unique visual communication.
Claims18
A method for identifying the owner of a beverage container, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a beverage container;
- providing a label on said beverage container;
- providing a plurality of opaque scratch-off layers on said label;
- providing a first plurality of visual indicia beneath said scratch-off layers;
- providing a second plurality of visual indicia atop said scratch-off layers, each of said first plurality of visual indicia being representative of one of said second plurality of visual indicia;
- removing at least one of said scratch-off layers;
- establishing a combination of said first plurality of visual indicia below said at least one removed scratch off layers;
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- identifying the user of the beverage container through said combination of said first plurality of visual indicia.
An apparatus in combination with a beverage container for signaling the identity of the owner of the beverage container, said apparatus comprising:
- a container label formed from a material sheet, said sheet affixed to the beverage container;
- a first plurality of visual indicia disposed in a series along said sheet;
- a plurality of substantially opaque non-water soluble scratch-off layers disposed atop said first plurality of visual indicia, each of said layers being spatially distinguished from the other said layers;
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- a second plurality of visual indicia visually distinguishable from said first plurality of visual indicia and visible prior to removal of said scratch-off layers, each of the second plurality of visual indicia associated with one of the first plurality of visual indicia wherein the removal of at least one of said scratch-off layers reveals at least one of said first plurality of visual indicia configured to signal the identity of the owner of the beverage container.
An apparatus in combination with a beverage container for conveying an order for another beverage container, the apparatus comprising:
- a container label including a material sheet affixed to the beverage container;
- a first visual indicia supported on the sheet and indicating an order for another beverage container;
- a substantially opaque non-water soluble scratch-off layer disposed atop the first visual request indicia;
- a second visual indicia associated with, and visually distinguishable from, the first visual indicia, the second visual indicia being visible prior to removal of the scratch-off layer;
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- wherein removing the scratch-off layer reveals the first visual indicia for ordering another beverage container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.