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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 08, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2007
Ted C. Halbur, Lino Lakes, MN (US);
Adam W. Reynolds, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Julie E. Hoppner, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Ted C. Halbur, Lino Lakes, MN (US);
Adam W. Reynolds, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Julie E. Hoppner, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Target Brands, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A transaction product includes a substrate and an account identifier. The substrate defines a plurality of pieces separable from a remainder of the substrate. Following separation of the plurality of pieces from the remainder of the substrate, the plurality of pieces are configured to be assembled with one another to define a three-dimensional object. The account identifier is attached to the substrate and links the transaction product to at least one of an account and a record, wherein the account identifier is machine readable by a point-of-sale terminal. Stored-value cards, combinations, methods of facilitating use of a transaction product and other embodiments are also disclosed.