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Method and apparatus for advertisement
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 2003-03-08
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Granted: 2004-07-20
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Expires: 2023-03-08
Abstract
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 described with respect to e-mail systems.
Inventors
- 👤 Joseph Bach
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 10:25
CPC Classifications
G; G07; G07F; G07F7/00; G07F7/08; G06; G06Q; G06Q30/00; G06Q30/02; G06Q30/0241; G06Q30/0251; G06Q30/0269; G06Q30/0271; G06Q40/00; G06Q40/03; G07F7/0806; G07F7/0833; G07F7/086
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
119 words
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 a substantially solid plastic body having a front and back faces; providing a magnetic strip onto the back face 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.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
119 words
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 a substantially solid plastic body having a front and back faces; providing a magnetic strip onto the back face 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.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 1 , further comprising storing a security code onto said magnetic strip.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 1 , further comprising imprinting said user-slogan onto the front face of said credit card.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
39 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of providing a user with an application for a credit card comprises providing an application on a web site and allowing said user to access the application via the internet.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method of claim 4 , wherein the step of enabling a user to enter a user-slogan in said slogan input field comprises programming said web site to prompt said user to type in a user-slogan.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method of claim 5 , further comprising enabling the user to provide a path to an image residing on the user's computer, and retrieving said image from the user's computer.
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