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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2004
Applicants:
Colette Courtion, Seattle, WA (US);
Mary Stumpf, Seattle, WA (US);
Inventors:
Colette Courtion, Seattle, WA (US);
Mary Stumpf, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
Starbucks Corporation, Seattle, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 40/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A dual card, which facilitates payment for goods or services from either a credit account or a stored value account, operates on both an open network and a closed network. The dual card is a payment card that integrates the ability to provide credit privileges and stored value privileges to a cardholder of the dual card. The features, benefits, and advantages of a stored value card are integrated with the credit card aspects of the dual card. The benefits, features, and advantages of a credit card are integrated with a stored value card.