System and method for sales and service reconciliation

• US 20060085308A1
• Filed: 09/14/2005
• Published: 04/20/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 03/17/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: E-Gatematrix LLC
• Original Assignee: Abanco International LLC
• Inventors: Metzger, Tracy Alan
• Application Number:
  US11/226,130
• Publication Number:
  US 20060085308A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/087 Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/24 Credit schemes, i.e. "pay after"
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/04 Billing or invoicing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 7/0886 the card reader being portable for interacting with a POS or ECR in realizing a payment transaction

Abstract

A system and method that provides access to entertainment services, such as, movies, music and/or games are described. The system may collect data relating to transactions for the services and may reconcile such transactions. The system may include an entertainment services device for completing remote point of sale (POS) transactions, providing entertainment services, and collecting transaction data for those services. The system may include a portable device also for completing remote POS transactions for entertainment services, and collecting transaction data for the services. The system may include a server that communicates transaction data from the entertainment services device to the portable device. The portable device may combine the transaction data collected by the entertainment services device and the portable device, which it may communicate to a back office system for reconciliation.

Claims

1. A system for processing a transaction for an entertainment service, wherein the entertainment service is provided and information relating to the transaction is collected on the vehicle by an entertainment subsystem, the system for processing the transaction comprising:

a portable device configured to receive the information from the entertainment subsystem; and

a back office subsystem configured to receive the information relating to the transaction from the portable device and process the transaction.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the entertainment subsystem in located on the vehicle.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the portable device is located on the vehicle when the portable device is collecting the information from the entertainment subsystem.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the vehicle includes an airplane.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the portable device is further configured for selective communication with the back office subsystem.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the portable device is further configured for selective communication with the entertainment subsystem.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the portable device is further configured to communicate the information with the back office subsystem through a second system.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the second system includes a responsible party system.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the portable device is further configured to collect information relating to a second transaction for the entertainment service.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the portable device is further configured to combine the information relating to the transaction collected from the entertainment system with the information relating to a second transaction collected by the portable device

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the portable device is further configured to collect additional information relating to the transaction for the entertainment service.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the portable device is further configured to combine the information relating to the transaction collected from the entertainment system with the additional information collected by the portable device.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein the back office subsystem is further configured to communicate the information to a financial processing network for settlement of the transaction.

16. The method of claim 11 further comprising communicating the information from the back office subsystem to a financial processing network for settlement of the transaction.

14. A method for processing a transaction for an entertainment service, wherein the entertainment service is provided and information relating to the transaction is collected on the vehicle by an entertainment subsystem, the method for processing the transaction comprising:

providing a portable device configured to receive the information relating to the transaction from the entertainment subsystem; and

providing access to a back office subsystem configured to receive the information relating to the transaction from the portable device and process the transaction.

15. A method for processing a transaction for an entertainment service, wherein the entertainment service is provided and information relating to the transaction is collected on the vehicle by an entertainment subsystem, the method for processing transactions comprising:

receiving the information relating to the transaction from the entertainment subsystem on a portable device;

receiving the information relating to the transaction from the portable device on a back office subsystem; and

processing the transaction with the back office subsystem.