Methods and apparatus for facilitating a currency exchange transaction
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1. A method, comprising:
- displaying a first currency exchange rate associated with notes and a second currency exchange rate associated with coins on a display screen of a foreign exchange kiosk;
prompting a user to enter currency of a first country into said foreign exchange kiosk;
applying one or more of said currency exchange rates to a total of the entered currency to compute a converted currency amount of a second country; and
conducting a money transfer with a third party based on the converted currency amount.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for prompting a user to enter currency of a first country including at least one of notes and coins into a foreign exchange kiosk; applying one or more currency exchange rates to a total of the entered currency to compute a converted currency amount of a second country; and conducting a money transfer with a third party based on the converted currency amount.
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1. A method, comprising:
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displaying a first currency exchange rate associated with notes and a second currency exchange rate associated with coins on a display screen of a foreign exchange kiosk;
prompting a user to enter currency of a first country into said foreign exchange kiosk;
applying one or more of said currency exchange rates to a total of the entered currency to compute a converted currency amount of a second country; and
conducting a money transfer with a third party based on the converted currency amount. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 25)
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7. (canceled)
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13. An apparatus, comprising:
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a processor operable to execute actions in response to program instructions;
a display operatively coupled to the processor and adapted to display indicia to a user in accordance with the processor;
a hard currency input device operable to receive hard currency input from the user and to store same within the apparatus; and
a network interface operable to transmit and receive messages over a communications network, wherein the processor is further operable to;
(i) display a first exchange rate associated with notes and a second exchange rate associated with coins;
(ii) display a prompt to the user on the display to enter currency of a first country into the hard currency input device; and
(iii) apply one or more of said currency exchange rates to a total of the entered currency to compute a converted currency amount of a second country. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26)
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19. (canceled)
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