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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2021
Applicant:
Blackhawk Network, Inc., Pleasanton, CA (US);
Inventors:
Michael Andrew Carrow, Walnut Creek, CA (US);
Jack Kirk Hu, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Assignee:
Blackhawk Network, Inc., Pleasanton, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 30/0241 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 30/0241 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods, systems, and apparatus for the placement, retention, display, marketing, selection, removal, or combinations thereof, of a stored-value card. More specifically disclosed herein are systems, methods, and apparatus for the placement, retention, display, marketing, selection, removal, or combinations thereof, of a stored-value card associated with an offer for sale of the stored-value card, an advertisement of a stored-value card, a potential purchase by a customer of the stored-value card, or combinations thereof.