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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2004
Applicant:
Steve Davis, Foster City, CA (US);
Inventor:
Steve Davis, Foster City, CA (US);
Assignee:
Visa U.S.A., Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Merchants or other third parties can add an activation link on their Internet site. The activation link can be associated with text or an image, for example a logo. The activation link can be presented to cardholders visiting an Internet site prior to the cardholder initiating a transaction. Upon selecting the activation link, a cardholder is redirected to activation site. The activation site can be a generic site intended for any cardholder, or an activation site specifically tailored to the referring site, for example having branding associated with the referring site.