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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2006
Ted C. Halbur, Lino Lakes, MN (US);
Travis M. Robertson, St. Louis Park, MN (US);
Ted C. Halbur, Lino Lakes, MN (US);
Travis M. Robertson, St. Louis Park, MN (US);
Target Brands, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A stored-value card includes a substrate including an account identifier and a graphical depiction of a character. The account identifier links the stored-value card to at least one of a financial account and a financial record. The substrate defines an aperture configured to receive a portion of a finger of a card bearer. The aperture is positioned relative to the character such that, when the finger is received by the at least one aperture, the finger appears as an appendage of the character. Methods of encouraging purchase and facilitating use of a stored-value card, and other stored-value card embodiments are also disclosed.