US 5,531,482 A · Card with removable reusable element

Abstract

A transactional control system, a promotional system, and a redemption system including a set of a card and a removable and reusable label. The removable and reusable label having a first side printed with indicia thereon, and a second side coated with a reusable adhesive layer suitable for affixing the label to either a first or a second planar side of the card. The label, printed with a registration indicia thereon, can be removed from the transaction card without leaving residue on the card and can be affixed to a registration form for registration of a holder of the transaction card. Alternatively, the label printed with a redeemable coupon indicia thereon, can be removed from a promotion card and affixed to a transaction receipt for associating a particular transaction with the redeemable coupon. In another embodiment the label is printed and scored to form individually removable segments which can be removed from the redemption card and redeemed.

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Dependent claims

A transaction card control system, comprising:

a plurality of individuated, non-interconnected transaction cards, wherein each of said transaction cards has
a) two opposing planar sides, at least one side having first indicia thereon, said first indicia allowing for matching of a transaction with an issuee of the transaction card, being unique to the transaction card upon which it resides, and distinguishing said transaction card from all other similar transaction cards of said plurality of transaction car;
b) at least one removable and reusable label having two opposing planar sides, a first side having unique second indicia thereon which corresponds to said first indicia of said card, and a second side having a reusable adhesive layer suitable for affixing the label to either planar side of the transaction card, the adhesive allowing the label to be removed leaving substantially no residue on either side of said transaction card.

A method for registration of a transaction card that is one of a plurality of individuated, non-interconnected similar transaction cards, said transaction card including two opposing planar sides, at least one of said sides having first indicia thereon, said first indicia allowing for matching of a transaction with an issuee of the transaction card, being unique to the transaction card upon which it resides, and distinguishing said transaction card from all other, similar transaction cards of said plurality of transaction cards, said transaction card further including a removable and reusable label affixed to either of the planar sides, said label having two opposing planar sides, a first side of the label printed with unique second indicia thereon which corresponds to said first indicia of said card and a second side having a reusable adhesive layer, the method comprising:

providing the transaction card, the label affixed thereto, and a first registration form that is one of a plurality of essentially identical forms;
removing the label with said unique second indicia printed thereon from the transaction card;
and
affixing said label to the first registration form thereby imparting to the first form indicia that is unique to the first form and that distinguishes the first form from all others of the plurality of forms.

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