Investment system
First Claim
1. An investment machine for public use and display, the investment machine comprising:
- a. a housing;
b. a display at least partially enclosed by the housing and viewable by an investor adjacent to the housing;
c. an investor identifier at least partially enclosed within the housing and configured to receive a unique identifier from the investor;
d. a money receiver at least partially enclosed within the housing and configured to receive and identify money to be invested; and
e. a processor at least partially enclosed within the housing and configured to receive input from the investor identifier and to transmit a signal representative of the input for use in investing at least a portion of the money in association with the unique identifier received from the investor.
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Abstract
An investment system and method of investing is disclosed whereby an investor may invest an amount of money through an investment machine at a convenient location. The investment machine may be independent of other investment machines, or may be networked to a plurality of investment machines accessing common databases. Embodiments of the invention involve receipt of a unique identifier, money and current investment preferences at the investment machine and initiation of the investment of the money on behalf of the investor by the investment machine. The investment machine may also be configured to display select advertising materials. Also disclosed is a reward or gift system whereby investment codes, having investable amounts associated therewith, may be either sold or given as a reward to encourage investment or other behavior by an investor.
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31 Claims
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1. An investment machine for public use and display, the investment machine comprising:
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a. a housing;
b. a display at least partially enclosed by the housing and viewable by an investor adjacent to the housing;
c. an investor identifier at least partially enclosed within the housing and configured to receive a unique identifier from the investor;
d. a money receiver at least partially enclosed within the housing and configured to receive and identify money to be invested; and
e. a processor at least partially enclosed within the housing and configured to receive input from the investor identifier and to transmit a signal representative of the input for use in investing at least a portion of the money in association with the unique identifier received from the investor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30, 31)
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12. A method of investing money, the method comprising:
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associating a unique identifier with at least one person;
receiving money at an investment machine from the at least one person;
receiving current investment preferences through the investment machine from the at least one person; and
investing at least a portion of the money on behalf of the at least one person in accordance with the current investment preferences.
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15. A method of investing money using an investment machine, the method comprising:
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inputting a unique identifier into an investment machine;
placing money to be invested into the investment machine; and
selecting a current investment preference option at the investment machine.
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18. A method of promoting investment activities, the method comprising:
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providing an investor with an investment code having associated therewith an investable amount of money;
receiving the investment card or investment code at a location for investing;
associating a unique identifier with the investor; and
investing at least a portion of the investable amount of money on behalf of the investor in association with the unique identifier.
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28. A method of investing comprising:
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refraining from spending a sum of money; and
investing at least a portion of the sum of money through an investment machine.
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