ATM DISPENSABLE NON-CASH MEDIA SHEET WITH SEPARABLE FOLDING CARD AND PROCESS OF DISPENSING FROM AUTOMATED TELLER
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1. A non-cash media sheet for use in an automated teller machine configured for use with a selected currency, comprising:
- a non-cash media sheet configured for dispensing from a cassette of any ATM, with said sheet comprising of a plurality of separable cards, with at least two or more of said cards being attached by a foldable edge seam (to a backing card), with said foldable cards being separable from said sheet and with said card or cards-comprising an identification code for tracking said card or cards when used as transaction cards, with said foldable cards being a transaction card meeting the specifications of reading devices for reading transaction cards.
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Abstract
The invention is a non-cash media sheet for use in an automatic teller machine or like device, from which one or more cards can be separated from the sheet. Two of the cards are joined along a fold line, and fold into a transaction card with a thickness similar to standard transaction cards and readable by readers of standard thickness transaction cards.
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22 Claims
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1. A non-cash media sheet for use in an automated teller machine configured for use with a selected currency, comprising:
a non-cash media sheet configured for dispensing from a cassette of any ATM, with said sheet comprising of a plurality of separable cards, with at least two or more of said cards being attached by a foldable edge seam (to a backing card), with said foldable cards being separable from said sheet and with said card or cards-comprising an identification code for tracking said card or cards when used as transaction cards, with said foldable cards being a transaction card meeting the specifications of reading devices for reading transaction cards. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A process for dispensing a non-cash media sheet from a conventional ATM machine from cassettes of the ATM machine, comprising the steps of:
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loading in said ATM a management software program comprising menu options for non-cash media sheets, to allow a customer to select a non-cash media product; loading into a cassette of said ATM a quantity of non-cash media sheets; identifying and validating the customer at an ATM customer interface; offering said customer one or more menu options for selection, comprising the option of receiving a non-cash media sheet; selecting an option of receiving a non-cash media sheet from the ATM customer interface; routing said non-cash media sheet through the currency disbursement mechanisms of the ATM; confirming said disbursement of said non-cash media sheet; updating an inventory count of non-cash media sheets; reporting transaction data to a card issuer; and reporting transaction data to said customer'"'"'s financial institution. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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