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Card authorization terminal

  • US 4,874,932 A
  • Filed: 09/21/1988
  • Issued: 10/17/1989
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/26/1987
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A card authorization terminal, comprising:

  • (a) reading means for reading card data;

    (b) inputting means for inputting transaction amount data;

    (c) authorization processing means for transmitting card data read by said reading means and transaction amount data inputted by said inputting means to a host computer for authorization request and by receiving and displaying authorization results transmitted from the host computer, when the transaction amount data inputted by said inputting means satisfies authorization requirement conditions;

    (d) pseudoauthorization processing means for effecting a pretended authorization processing by displaying predetermined pseudoauthorization results without transmitting an authorization request to the host computer, when the transaction amount data inputted by said inputting means satisfies pseudoauthorization conditions;

    (e) storing means for storing card data read by said reading means and transaction amount data inputted by said inputting means whenever a pseudoauthorization processing is effected by said pseudoauthorization processing means;

    (f) detecting means for detecting whether card data and transaction amount data are stored in said storing means; and

    (g) controlling means for allowing said detecting means to detect whether card data and transaction amount data are stored in said storing means when an authorization processing is effected by said authorization processing means, and for transmitting data stored in said storing means to the host computer, without interrupting communications after an authorization processing by said authorization processing means, when data storage is detected by said detecting means.

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