System and method for dispensing of a receipt reflecting prepaid phone services
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Abstract
A system and method for electronic purchase of prepaid telephone services is provided. An initiating terminal receives input of a customer'"'"'s request to purchase a specified amount of prepaid telephone services and receives input of the customer'"'"'s designation of a financial account from which to electronically debit the price of such purchase. A central terminal receives these inputs from the initiating terminal, obtains authorization for the request, and transmits data to the initiating terminal for the initiating terminal to, in turn, print on a receipt and provide to the customer. This receipt is then used instead of a telephone card to obtain telephone services up to the specified amount. Such receipt may also detail instructions and an authorization number, such as a personal identification number or PIN, to initiate the pre-paid telephone service. The system and method of the present invention also preferably transfers the funds from the appropriate demand or credit account to pay for the purchased telephone services. An additional, separate Regulation E-type receipt is preferably also printed reflecting the financial transaction.
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180 Claims
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1-142. -142. (canceled)
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143. A system for purchase of prepaid telephone services, comprising:
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a central terminal operable to receive a request to purchase prepaid telephone services from an initiating terminal;
wherein the central terminal is further operable to;
receive an identifier of a financial account to be used to purchase the prepaid telephone services;
seek authorization for the request; and
log a transaction indicating the purchase of prepaid telephone services in response to receipt of an authorization. - View Dependent Claims (144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152)
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153. A method for processing prepaid phone service transactions, comprising:
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receiving, at a central terminal, a request to purchase prepaid telephone services that was generated by an initiating terminal;
seeking financial authorization for the request using the central terminal; and
logging a transaction using the central terminal indicating the purchase of prepaid telephone services in response to receipt of an authorization. - View Dependent Claims (154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164)
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165. A system for purchase of prepaid telephone services, comprising:
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an initiating terminal, operable to receive a request to purchase prepaid telephone services;
wherein the initiating terminal is further operable to;
transmit the request to a central terminal;
receive output data from the central terminal if the request was financially authorized, wherein the output data reflects the purchase of prepaid telephone services. - View Dependent Claims (166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172)
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173. A method for processing prepaid phone service transactions, comprising:
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receiving at an initiating terminal, a request to purchase prepaid telephone services;
transmitting the request to a central terminal;
receiving output data from the central terminal if the request was financially authorized, wherein the output data reflects the purchase of prepaid telephone services. - View Dependent Claims (174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180)
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