US 7,925,531 B1 · Method of delivering goods and services via media

Abstract

A method of providing goods and services to individuals or entities via media entails assigning at least one good or service to a medium and assigning a unique identifier to the medium. Recording information in a database relative to the medium and linking the one or more goods or services assigned to the medium with the identifier of the medium. Thereafter, the medium is distributed to an individual or entity and the individual or entity presents the medium to a provider of goods or services assigned to the medium. Upon presentment the provider delivers one or more of the assigned goods to the individual or entity making presentment. At an appropriate point in the process, a communication is directed to the database recording the results of the transaction between the provider and the individual or entity presenting the medium.

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Dependent claims

A method of promoting goods and services, comprising:

issuing a non-transitory media in which each medium has at least one good or service associated therewith:
identifying each medium with an identifier and recording the identifier in a database such that the at least one good or service associated with each medium can be determined;
assigning an inactive status to the media such that while assuming the inactive status the goods or services associated with the medium may not be redeemed;
recording the inactive status in a database;
activating at least some of the media by changing the status of the media from an inactive state to an active state and recording the change of the status in the database;
varying the value of at least some of the media such that the value of the media varies according to selected conditions;
and
distributing the media to holders wherein the holders present the media to providers that deliver the goods or services associated with the presented media to the holders.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Method of delivering goods and services via media

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