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A system and process for redeeming concealed value gift certificates with concealed value products. The gift certificates, purchasable by a buyer, represent a value stored in a databaseand concealed from the subsequent recipient/redeemer. Gift products are selected by the system operator and similar

A system and process for redeeming concealed value gift certificates with concealed value products. The gift certificates, purchasable by a buyer, represent a value stored in a databaseand concealed from the subsequent recipient/redeemer. Gift products are selected by the system operator and similarly stored in a database with their corresponding prices. Upon receipt of a gift certificate identifier, the corresponding value is retrieved from the database, and used to identify a selection of gifts affordable with the certificate. The gifts are then displayed to the redeemer, without revealing either the value of the certificate or the cost of the gifts. As gifts are selected for purchase by the redeemer, the concealed value of the gift certificate is reduced by the cost of the selected gifts, and new sets of affordable gifts are identified and displayed to the redeemer. Gifts may also be `returned,` and the value added back into the concealed value of the gift certificate. The redeemer can thus select gifts in an interactive, game-type manner.

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[ What is claimed is:] [9.] A system for processing a gift certificate having a concealed value, comprising:a processor;a memory connected to said processor, said memory storinga plurality of product codes for identifying products, anda plurality of product prices, each of said product prices corres

[ What is claimed is:] [9.] A system for processing a gift certificate having a concealed value, comprising:a processor;a memory connected to said processor, said memory storinga plurality of product codes for identifying products, anda plurality of product prices, each of said product prices corresponding to one of said product codes;said processor operative todetermine an initial value at least equal to said concealed value of said gift certificate,select from said plurality of product prices a first subset of product prices equal to or less than said initial value,select from said plurality of product codes a first subset of product codes corresponding to said first subset of product prices,receive data identifying a first product code from said first subset of product codes,reduce said initial value by the product price corresponding to said first product code to provide a first adjusted value,select from said plurality of product prices a second subset of product prices of equal or less value than said first adjusted value, andselect from said plurality of product codes a second subset of product codes corresponding to said second subset of product prices.