Multi-use numbering system and method
AssigneeWILopEN Products, LC
InventorGordon M. Kramer
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Abstract
A numbering system is provided having an identifier with hexadecimal, vigesimal, quadrivigesimal, or any other suitable alphanumeric characters includable on a card and an account identifiable using the identifier. The card can be a gift card, a customer loyalty card, or a customer incentive card. An interface may be connected to a communications network that is accessible to associate the identifier with an account and manage funds associable with the account. Funds data may be associable with the account and storable on the remote server, the funds data relating to the funds transferred by a user to a card issuer. The identifier may be storable on the card in an electronically readable format, and may be included on the card via printing and/or imprinting. A method is provided for using the numbering system.
Claims18
A numbering and tracking system comprising:
- an identifier comprising hexadecimal, vigesimal, quadrivigesimal, or any other alphanumeric characters includable on a card, wherein the card comprises a gift card, a customer loyalty card, or a customer incentive card;
- an account identifiable using the identifier;
- an interface connected to a communications network, the interface being accessible to associate the identifier with an account and manage funds associable with the account;
- a remote server connected to the communications network;
- funds data associable with the account and storable on the remote server, the funds data relating to the funds transferred by a user to a card issuer;
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- an electronically readable format includable by the gift card to store the identifier;
- wherein the identifier comprises a reference number that identifies an offer to create the account that is identifiable using the identifier, wherein the reference number is associable with information relating to the account, and wherein the account is associable with an account number upon creation;
- wherein the identifier is included on the card via printing, imprinting, or both printing and imprinting;
- wherein the identifier is readable from the electronically readable format using a computerized device with a processor and memory.
A numbering system comprising:
- an identifier includable on a card, wherein the card comprises a gift card, a customer loyalty card, or a customer incentive card;
- an account identifiable using the identifier;
- an interface connected to a communications network, the interface being accessible to associate the identifier with an account and manage funds associable with the account;
- a remote server connected to the communications network;
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- funds data associable with the account and storable on the remote server, the funds data relating to the funds transferred by a user to a card issuer;
- wherein the account is observable to track purchasing habits;
- wherein the identifier comprises a reference number that identifies an offer to create the account that is identifiable using the identifier, wherein the reference number is associable with information relating to the account, and wherein the account is associable with an account number upon creation.
A method of using a numbering system comprising:
- (a) including an identifier comprising hexadecimal, vigesimal, quadrivigesimal, or any other alphanumeric characters on a card, wherein the card comprises a gift card, a customer loyalty card, or a customer incentive card;
- (b) accessing an interface connected to a communications network;
- (c) associating the identifier with an account and manage funds associable with the account using the interface;
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- (d) associating funds data with the account to be stored on a remote server connected to the communications network, the funds data relating to the funds transferred by a user to a card issuer;
- wherein the identifier comprises a reference number that identifies an offer to create the account that is identifiable using the identifier, wherein the reference number is associable with information relating to the account, and wherein the account is associable with an account number upon creation;
- wherein the identifier is includable on the card via printing, imprinting, or both printing and imprinting;
- wherein the identifier is storable by the card in an electronically readable format;
- wherein the identifier is readable from the electronically readable format using a computerized device with a processor and memory.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.