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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2024
Target Brands, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Surjeet Bhoora, Bangalore, IN;
Christopher Brakob, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Donnie Tolbert, Carver, MN (US);
Andrew Wipf, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Nicholas Lojewski, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Arnab Pal, Rogers, MN (US);
Richard Ryan Walstrom, Champlin, MN (US);
Alexandros Glitsos, Saint Michael, MN (US);
Matthew Levy, Chanhassen, MN (US);
Miguel Herrera, Fillmore, CA (US);
Target Brands, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
Disclosed are systems, methods, and techniques for combinable gift card components during a checkout process in a retail environment. A gift card can include a first gift card component of a first type, the first gift card component including a first identifier (e.g., barcode), and a second gift card component of a second type that can be different from the first type and separate from the first gift card component, having a second identifier. The first and second identifiers can be scanned and used to associate the first gift card component with the second gift card component. The second gift card component can be an envelope or sleeve that can be a similar size and/or a similar shape as the first gift card component. The second gift card component can permanently attach to the first gift card component during the checkout process to form the gift card.