Token redemption

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2006-11-21

2006-11-21

Le, Thien M. (Department: 2876)

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Systems controlled by data bearing records

C235S492000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07137549

ABSTRACT:
A method of enabling electronic redemption a plurality of tokens, wherein each the plurality of tokens is disposed on a product label and includes coded data that can be used to determine a unique product identifier of the product label with which it is associated, the method including the steps of:using a sensing device, and for each of the plurality of tokens:(a) generating interaction data by sensing at least some of the coded data of the token, the interaction data representing interaction of the sensing device with the coded data; and(b) forwarding the interaction data to a computer system, for enabling the product identifier associated with the product label to be captured electronically in the computer system, thereby enabling the computer system to transmit further information to a token administrator; andreceiving token redemption information from the token administrator after a predetermined combination of the further information has been transmitted to the token administrator.

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