System and method for making monetary transactions within a coverage area
First Claim
1. A method of selling an item or service to a guest at a coverage area, comprising:
- reading an identification tag worn by a guest to obtain a tag identifier;
accessing a guest data object using said tag identifier; and
modifying a sales amount of said item or service from a monetary credits information stored in a monetary credits data field of said guest data object.
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Abstract
A system and method for making monetary transactions within a coverage area. The system includes a point-of-sale (POS) system having an RFID reader, an input device, a network interface, and a processor, and a central server having a network interface, a non-volatile memory, and a processor. The method entails a guest presenting an item to a cashier operating the POS system. The RFID reader reads a tag identifier from a guest'"'"'s RFID tag. The cashier inputs the item information (e.g. price and description) into the system using the input device. The POS processor then causes the transmission of the tag identifier and item information to the central server. After receiving this information, the central server processor accesses a guest data object stored in the non-volatile memory, and modifies the monetary credits field of the guest data object based on the item price.
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36 Claims
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1. A method of selling an item or service to a guest at a coverage area, comprising:
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reading an identification tag worn by a guest to obtain a tag identifier;
accessing a guest data object using said tag identifier; and
modifying a sales amount of said item or service from a monetary credits information stored in a monetary credits data field of said guest data object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A point-of-sale (POS) system, comprising:
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a reader to read a tag identifier stored in an identification tag worn by a guest at a coverage area;
an input device to receive information related to an item or service to be purchased by said guest;
a network interface to communicate with a central server; and
a processor to cause a transmission of said tag identifier and item or service information to said central server by way of said network interface. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 27, 28, 30, 31)
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23. A central server to facilitate transactions within a coverage area, comprising:
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a non-volatile memory to store a guest data object including a first data field containing information related to monetary credits;
a network interface to communicate with a point-of-sale (POS) system; and
a processor to receive information related to a guest of said coverage area and information related to an item or service being purchased, and to modify said monetary credits information based on a sales price of said item or service.
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26. A guest data object stored in a memory comprising a first data field containing information related to the monetary credits useful for making monetary transactions within a coverage area.
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29. A data structure stored in a memory defining a first data field for containing information related to monetary credits useful for making monetary transactions within a coverage area.
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32. A method of selling an item or service to a guest at a coverage area, comprising:
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reading information related to monetary credits for purchasing said item or service within said coverage area from a tag worn by said guest; and
modifying said monetary credits information based on a sales amount of said item or service. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 36)
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35. A point-of-sale (POS) system, comprising:
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an input device to receive information related to an item or service to be purchased by a guest within a coverage area;
a reader/writer to read and modify information related to monetary credits for making monetary transaction within a coverage area; and
a processor to receive said information related to said item or service to be purchased and said information related to said monetary credits, and to cause said reader/writer to modify said information related to said monetary credits based on said information related to said item or service to be purchased.
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