Method and apparatus for manufacturing and vending social expression cards

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5056029
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07408773

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Apparatus for point of sale card manufacturing and vending includes an information storage and retrieval system for storing, referencing, and retrieving various social expression card designs from a database. A querying device queries the customer to input a series of special occasion parameters to define the field of social expression card desired, while a display device displays the various social expression card designs. A social expression card reproducing device manufactures the selected social expression card design, and a valuable medial acceptor accepts payments for the manufactured card. The functions and operations of the above components are controlled by a computer.

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AMERICAN GREETINGS CORPORATION1 AMERICAN BOULEVARD CLEVELAND OH 44145

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Cannon, Thomas G 8017 Glade Rd., Loveland, CO 80537 10 641

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