US Patent Issued to Blackhawk Network on March 24 for "System and method for using intelligent codes to add a stored-value card to an electronic wallet" (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,586,058, issued on March 24, was assigned to Blackhawk Network Inc. (Pleasanton, Calif.).

"System and method for using intelligent codes to add a stored-value card to an electronic wallet" was invented by Tomas Ariel Campos (Berkeley, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method comprises receiving a request to add a stored-value card to an electronic wallet via interpreting an intelligent code which directs a user to a URL for an electronic wallet website; prompting a user for credentials to enter the electronic wallet website; determining whether the stored-value card already exists in the electronic wallet; and adding the stored-va...