A stored value card and carrier system comprising a carrier and a stored value card. The carrier including first and second panels. The first and second panels may be coupled together to define a chamber therein having four sides. The chamber may be sealed on each of the four sides such that egress to an interior of the chamber is substantially prevented. The stored value card may have activation indicia displayed thereon. The stored value card may have activation indicia displayed thereon. The stored value card may be situated within the chamber and adhered to at least one inner surface of the chamber. Accessing of the activation indicia of the stored value card may necessarily correspond with destruction of at least one of the first and second panels.

In embodiments of the disclosure a method is disclosed for exchanging digital tokens from a message-based application is disclosed. The method includes displaying, by a digital wallet GUI, an inventory of tokens that are owned by a user. Each token is linked to a virtual representation of an item and redeemable for an instance of the item. The method also includes receiving an instruction to transfer a digital token from the inventory of tokens to a recipient, receiving a selection of a media content, and embedding a token identifier of the token in an electronic message that is sent to the recipient, such that the recipient can select the selectable media content to accept to the digital token into a respective account of the recipient.

In embodiments of the present invention, systems are provided for tracking a set of secure digital tokens, each of which uniquely represents an item, including an interface configured to handle a set of unique identifiers, a cryptographic token generation system that generates a set of unique digital tokens, each of the set of unique digital tokens including a set of digital attributes that correspond to the set of item attributes, a cryptographic linking system configured to generate a cryptographically secure, one-to-at-least-one link between the unique digital token generated by the cryptographic token generation system and the unique identifier for the unique unit of the item, and an escrow system configured to handle the items that are represented by the set of unique digital tokens pending redemption of a respective one or more unique digital tokens from the set of unique digital tokens.

The present disclosure includes methods for authenticating items in part of a tokenization workflow. In embodiments, the method includes receiving a photograph of, and information relating to, an item, and generating a virtual representation of the item. The item may be authenticated by making an authentication request via a portal to subject-matter authentication experts, wherein the portal displays the virtual representation of the item in the portal. An authentication report may be received from the experts, and a non-fungible digital token having a unique token identifier may be generated. The non-fungible token may be cryptographically linked to the virtual representation of the item on a cryptographic ledger and ownership data of the non-fungible token is updated to associate an account of an owner of the item with the digital token on the cryptographic ledger.

A method, user device, and computer-readable storage media for registering and activating accounts are provided. A method includes: transmitting, by a user device to a computing system, an input from a user regarding opening an account; establishing, by the user device, a communication session based on exchanging encryption information between the user device and the computing system; in response to establishing the communication session, automatically installing, by the user device, a client application; and receiving, by the user device, an indication of an activation of the account from the computing system.

An enhanced gift card and system include the enhanced gift card and prizes. One of each or multiple of the prizes are pre-assigned to one of the enhanced gift cards. After a purchaser buys the enhanced gift card and either uses or gifts the enhanced gift card to someone, a test is made to see if the enhanced gift card was purchased and if this enhanced gift card is associated with a prize and, if so, the prize is awarded to the purchaser or recipient. In one embodiment, an indication of the prize is on the enhanced gift card and occluded by material that is scratched off to reveal the prize.

An account is managed using information read from a dual frequency transponder. Information stored on the dual frequency transponder can be read by a NFC-enabled device and by a UHF RFID reader. The information links, corresponds, or otherwise provides access to account information stored at a remote server. For example, a NFC-enabled device can read the information from the dual frequency transponder and use that information to enable instant and on-the-spot recharging of a toll account. In addition, a UHF RFID toll reader can scan information from the dual frequency transponder and use that information to debit toll charges from the correct toll account. The dual frequency transponder can be embedded in a license plate and read using a reader placed in the road. Additionally, the transponder can be configured to function at the correct frequency only when a valid vehicle registration sticker is applied to the license plate.

Dermatological treatments and systems employing cooling, topicals, and/or abrasion are disclosed herein. The system can include a cold plate and a suspension assembly tip. The suspension assembly tip can be selectively coupleable to the cold plate. The suspension assembly tip can include a suspension tip and a suspension. The suspension tip can include a contact surface that can be contacted onto a patient's skin to provide a treatment. The suspension can couple to both the cold plate and to the suspension tip. The suspension can be thermally conductive so as to closely thermally couple the suspension tip to the cold plate, or the suspension tip can have a low thermal conductivity so as to not closely thermally coupled the suspension tip to the cold plate.

Systems and methods for facilitating electronic transactions for real world items linked to digital tokens. The systems and methods leverage an item management system configured to provide an interface, generate virtual representations of real-world items, generate digital tokens, and generate links between the tokens and the virtual representations. The systems and methods further leverage an integration system configured to handle a request from a streaming platform, server an electronic advertisement corresponding to a real-world item, receive a transaction notification, and initiate an assignment of a digital token corresponding to the real-world item to an account.

Systems and methods for tokenizing real-world items for use in digital commerce are disclosed. In some embodiments, a digital token transaction system configures a set of attributes for a set of digital tokens that are cryptographically linked to a set of virtual representations of a set of items. The set of attributes includes at least one temporal attribute that defines a time after which redemption rights of the set of tokens for the items expire.