PORTABLE CHANGE DEVICE
First Claim
1. A method of conducting a monetary transaction, comprising:
- receiving a portable device that corresponds with a financial account, the financial account including a financial account monetary value, wherein information regarding the financial account is stored on a network device;
exchanging a predetermined amount of monetary units for a purchase at a point of sale, the purchase including a purchase price that is measured in monetary units;
subtracting the predetermined amount of monetary units from the purchase price to determine a change amount, the change amount measured in at least one of a banknote value and a coin value; and
saving data associated with the coin value of the change amount to the financial account on the network device, where the financial account is credited with the coin value of the change amount.
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Abstract
A method of conducting a monetary transaction is provided. The method includes the step of receiving a portable device that corresponds with a financial account, where the financial account includes a financial account monetary value. The information regarding the financial account is stored on a network device. A predetermined amount of monetary units are exchanged for a purchase at a point of sale, where the purchase includes a purchase price that is measured in monetary units. The predetermined amount of monetary units are subtracted from the purchase price to determine a change amount, where the change amount is measured in at least one of a banknote value and a coin value. Data associated with the coin value of the change amount is saved to the financial account, and the financial account is credited with the coin value of the change amount.
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18 Claims
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1. A method of conducting a monetary transaction, comprising:
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receiving a portable device that corresponds with a financial account, the financial account including a financial account monetary value, wherein information regarding the financial account is stored on a network device; exchanging a predetermined amount of monetary units for a purchase at a point of sale, the purchase including a purchase price that is measured in monetary units; subtracting the predetermined amount of monetary units from the purchase price to determine a change amount, the change amount measured in at least one of a banknote value and a coin value; and saving data associated with the coin value of the change amount to the financial account on the network device, where the financial account is credited with the coin value of the change amount. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of conducting a monetary transaction, comprising:
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receiving a portable device that corresponds with a financial account, the financial account including a financial account monetary value, wherein information regarding the financial account is stored on a network device; exchanging a predetermined amount of monetary units for a purchase at a point of sale, the purchase including a purchase price that is measured in monetary units; subtracting the predetermined amount of monetary units from the purchase price to determine a change amount, the change amount measured in at least one of a banknote value and a coin value; saving data associated with the coin value of the change amount to the financial account on the network device, where the financial account is credited with the coin value of the change amount; and charging a predetermined fee to the financial account when the financial account is credited with the coin value of the change amount. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A system for conducting a monetary transaction, comprising:
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a financial account including a financial account monetary value; a portable device corresponding with the financial account; a point of sale for exchanging a predetermined amount of monetary value for a purchase, the purchase including a purchase price; a computer network storing the value of the financial account; a communication device for reading and writing information from the computer network to the portable device, the communication device in communication with the portable device, the point of sale, and the computer network; and a change amount measured in at least one of a banknote value and a coin value, wherein the change amount is determined by subtracting the predetermined amount of money from the purchase price; wherein the financial account is credited with the coin value of the change amount by the communication device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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