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Instantaneous settlement apparatus

  • US 20040010457A1
  • Filed: 07/09/2003
  • Published: 01/15/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/18/2001
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. An instantaneous settlement apparatus having:

  • a card reading section reading information recorded in a debit card owned by a customer and associated with a bank account of the customer;

    a customer operation section inputting customer authentication information according to an operation of a customer;

    an amount input section inputting a sales amount;

    a receipt output section printing to output a receipt showing the sales amount; and

    a communication section performing communication with the outside, settlement of a transaction being performed via the communication section, characterized in that;

    the communication section performs an inquiry of an account balance of the customer to receive account balance information; and

    the apparatus comprises a balance output section outputting an account balance based upon the account balance information received by the communication section.

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