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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.

Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2011

Filed:

Jan. 26, 2009
Applicants:

Peter M. Karas, Franktown, CO (US);

James Everett Cowell, Littleton, CO (US);

Henry M. Abelman, Roswell, GA (US);

Mark Thompson, Denver, CO (US);

Inventors:

Peter M. Karas, Franktown, CO (US);

James Everett Cowell, Littleton, CO (US);

Henry M. Abelman, Roswell, GA (US);

Mark Thompson, Denver, CO (US);

Assignee:

The Western Union Company, Englewood, CO (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 30/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

According to the invention, a method for creating an electronic greeting card that references a gift is disclosed. In one step, a selection of the electronic greeting card is received from a sender of that greeting card. Identification of the gift is received. A code indicative of the gift is created, whereby the code facilitates retrieving information about the gift. The code is embedded in the electronic greeting card.


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