| US 7,494,048 B2 | ||
| System and method for brand name gift card exchange | ||
| Carl Phillip Gusler, Austin, Tex. (US); Rick Allen Hamilton, Charlottesville, Va. (US); Steven Jay Lipton, Flower Mound, Tex. (US); and Timothy Moffett Waters, Hiram, Ga. (US) | ||
| Assigned to International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, N.Y. (US) | ||
| Filed on Apr. 08, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/821,134. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0228717 A1, Oct. 13, 2005 | ||
| Int. Cl. G07F 19/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 235—379 | 11 Claims |
| 1. A method of exchanging a gift card, comprising:
providing data associated with a first gift card;
validating the data associated with the first gift card;
selecting either a money rebate associated with the first gift card, or a second gift card;
exchanging the first gift card for either a money rebate or the second gift card; and
charging a first service fee for issuing the second gift card.
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