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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2011
Michal J. Geller, Seattle, WA (US);
Gregory M. Hart, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Jeffrey P. Bezos, Greater Seattle, WA (US);
Michael Carr, Bellevue, WA (US);
Brian R. Williams, Seattle, WA (US);
Michal J. Geller, Seattle, WA (US);
Gregory M. Hart, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Jeffrey P. Bezos, Greater Seattle, WA (US);
Michael Carr, Bellevue, WA (US);
Brian R. Williams, Seattle, WA (US);
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
Architectures and techniques are configured to distribute and activate payment cards. The techniques include providing payment cards to distributors, who then sell or distribute these cards to other users. Each of these payment cards may include activation information for activating the card as well as redemption information for redeeming a value associated with the card. The distributor may activate a card by, for instance, taking a picture of or scanning an identifier on the card and sending this image to a provider of the card. In response, the provider may activate the card.