Multi-purpose kiosk and methods
First Claim
1. A method of transferring funds, comprising:
- providing a first kiosk having a negotiable instrument acceptor, wherein the negotiable instrument acceptor is configured to acquire information from a negotiable instrument;
providing a first kiosk access device to a first customer, wherein providing the first kiosk access device includes receiving and storing personal information associated with the first customer;
at the first kiosk, acquiring access information from the first kiosk access device;
based at least in part on the access information, determining whether to provide access to the kiosk;
via the negotiable instrument acceptor, receiving a negotiable instrument;
acquiring negotiable instrument information from the negotiable instrument; and
based at least in part on the negotiable instrument information, determining whether to provide the customer access to value represented by the negotiable instrument.
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Abstract
A method of transferring funds includes providing a first kiosk having a negotiable instrument acceptor. The negotiable instrument acceptor is configured to acquire information from a negotiable instrument. The method further includes providing a first kiosk access device to a first customer. Providing the first kiosk access device includes receiving and storing personal information associated with the first customer. The method also includes, at the first kiosk, acquiring access information from the first kiosk access device, based at least in part on the access information, determining whether to provide access to the kiosk, via the negotiable instrument acceptor, receiving a negotiable instrument, acquiring negotiable instrument information from the negotiable instrument, and, based at least in part on the negotiable instrument information, determining whether to provide the customer access to value represented by the negotiable instrument.
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18 Claims
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1. A method of transferring funds, comprising:
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providing a first kiosk having a negotiable instrument acceptor, wherein the negotiable instrument acceptor is configured to acquire information from a negotiable instrument;
providing a first kiosk access device to a first customer, wherein providing the first kiosk access device includes receiving and storing personal information associated with the first customer;
at the first kiosk, acquiring access information from the first kiosk access device;
based at least in part on the access information, determining whether to provide access to the kiosk;
via the negotiable instrument acceptor, receiving a negotiable instrument;
acquiring negotiable instrument information from the negotiable instrument; and
based at least in part on the negotiable instrument information, determining whether to provide the customer access to value represented by the negotiable instrument. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of transferring money from a sender to a recipient, the method, comprising:
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providing an Automated Teller Machine (ATM) access card to a first customer, wherein providing the ATM access card includes receiving personal information associated with the first customer and storing the personal information at a host computer system, wherein the ATM access card has an access key associated therewith;
providing an ATM having a check acceptor, wherein the check acceptor includes a Magnetic Ink Character Recognition (MICR) reader;
at the ATM, acquiring the access key from ATM access card;
sending the access key to the host computer system;
at the host computer system, determining whether to allow the first customer access to the ATM;
providing a message to the ATM based on the determination, wherein the message includes at least a portion of the personal information associated with the first customer;
at the ATM, receiving a check from the customer via the check acceptor;
acquiring check information from the check using the MICR reader;
sending at least a portion of the check information and at least a portion of the personal information associated with the first customer to a third-party check verification service;
at the ATM, receiving a verification message from the third-party check verification service; and
based at least in part on the verification message, determining whether to allow the first customer access to funds associated with the check. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of transferring money from a sender to a recipient, the method, comprising:
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providing an Automated Teller Machine (ATM) access card to a first customer, wherein providing the ATM access card includes receiving personal information associated with the first customer and storing the personal information at a host computer system, wherein the ATM access card has an access key associated therewith;
providing an ATM having a currency acceptor;
at the ATM, acquiring the access key from ATM access card;
sending the access key to the host computer system;
at the host computer system, determining whether to allow the first customer access to the ATM;
providing a message to the ATM based on the determination, wherein the message includes at least a portion of the personal information associated with the first customer;
at the ATM, receiving currency from the customer via the currency acceptor;
receiving an input from the first customer to transfer funds; and
providing a transaction identifier to the first customer;
providing a kiosk having a currency dispenser;
communicable coupling the ATM and the kiosk;
at the kiosk, receiving the transaction identifier from a second customer;
receiving an input from the second customer to receive the funds associated with the transaction identifier; and
dispensing the finds from the cash dispenser.
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