Smart card issuing and receiving apparatus
First Claim
1. An apparatus and transaction card combination comprising:
- a currency value memory for storing exchange rates of a plurality of currencies as compared to a number of visitor'"'"'s vouchers that are issuable by said apparatus;
means for receiving and for detecting the value of any one of said currencies;
storing means connected to said currency value memory means for calculating a selected number of visitor'"'"'s vouchers which corresponds to a value of the currency received, and for storing the selected number as a transaction value limit in a transaction card;
code selection means for selecting a unique cardholder personal enabling code, said storing means operating to store said selected cardholder personal enabling code in said transaction card;
card dispensing means for dispensing said transaction card after the transaction value limit and the cardholder personal enabling code have been stored therein; and
said transaction card dispensable by said card dispensing means comprising a programmable cardholder memory means for storing the cardholder personal enabling code;
authenticity checking means for authenticating a personal enabling code as corresponding to the stored cardholder personal enabling code for permitting a cardholder to conduct activities with said transaction card; and
a programmable cardholder memory for storing the selected number of visitor'"'"'s vouchers corresponding to the transacting value limit in said transaction card.
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Abstract
An apparatus for issuing a transaction card comprises a value receiving mechanism in the form of a card reader or a bank note acceptor or both. The apparatus includes a memory for storing the exchange rate for a plurality of currencies as compared to a local visitor'"'"'s voucher which can be issued by the apparatus. A mechanism is also provided for storing a maximum transaction limit corresponding to a selected number of visitor'"'"'s vouchers, which in turn corresponds to value of currency received. The transaction card is advantageously a smart card or chip card, which carries a program mechanism and central processing unit for manipulating the values which can be stored in the card.
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9 Claims
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1. An apparatus and transaction card combination comprising:
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a currency value memory for storing exchange rates of a plurality of currencies as compared to a number of visitor'"'"'s vouchers that are issuable by said apparatus; means for receiving and for detecting the value of any one of said currencies; storing means connected to said currency value memory means for calculating a selected number of visitor'"'"'s vouchers which corresponds to a value of the currency received, and for storing the selected number as a transaction value limit in a transaction card; code selection means for selecting a unique cardholder personal enabling code, said storing means operating to store said selected cardholder personal enabling code in said transaction card; card dispensing means for dispensing said transaction card after the transaction value limit and the cardholder personal enabling code have been stored therein; and said transaction card dispensable by said card dispensing means comprising a programmable cardholder memory means for storing the cardholder personal enabling code; authenticity checking means for authenticating a personal enabling code as corresponding to the stored cardholder personal enabling code for permitting a cardholder to conduct activities with said transaction card; and
a programmable cardholder memory for storing the selected number of visitor'"'"'s vouchers corresponding to the transacting value limit in said transaction card.
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2. An apparatus and transaction card combination comprising:
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a currency value memory for storing exchange rates of a plurality of currencies as compared to a number of visitor'"'"'s vouchers that are issuable by said apparatus; means for receiving and for detecting the value of any one of said currencies; storing means connected to said currency value memory means for calculating a selected number of visitor'"'"'s vouchers which corresponds to a value of the currency received, and for storing the selected number as a transaction value limit in a transaction card; card dispensing means for dispensing the card after the transaction value limit has been stored therein; a transaction card return device comprising transaction card receiving means for receiving and reading said transaction card; program means connected to said card receiving means for calculating an unused balance of the transaction value limit stored in said transaction card; and value returning means connected to said program means for returning a value of currency corresponding to the remaining transaction value limit. - View Dependent Claims (3)
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4. An apparatus and transaction card combination comprising:
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a currency value memory for storing exchange rates of a plurality of currencies as compared to a number of visitor'"'"'s vouchers that are issuable by said apparatus; means for receiving and for detecting the value of any one of said currencies; storing means connected to said currency value memory means for calculating a selected number of visitor'"'"'s vouchers which corresponds to a value of the currency received, and for storing the selected number as a transaction value limit in a transaction card; card dispensing means for dispensing the card after the transaction value limit and a cardholder personal enabling code have been stored therein; and a transaction card which comprises cardholder memory means for storing a cardholder personal enabling code;
programmable sub-user memory means for storing a sub-user personal enabling code;
program means for programming said programmable sub-user memory means with at least one selected sub-user personal enabling code; and
authenticity checking means for authenticating a personal enabling code as corresponding to the stored cardholder personal enabling code and permitting access to said program means for programming said sub-user memory means, said authenticity checking means also authenticating a personal enabling code as corresponding to a sub-user personal enabling code stored in said sub-user memory means.
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5. An apparatus for issuing a transaction card comprising:
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a currency value memory for storing exchange rates of a plurality of currencies as compared to a number of visitor'"'"'s vouchers that are issuable by said apparatus; storing means connected to said currency value memory means for calculating a selected number of visitor'"'"'s vouchers which corresponds to a value of currency received, and for storing the selected number as a transaction value limit in a transaction card; card dispensing means for dispensing the card after the transaction value limit has been stored therein; and value receiving and detecting means connected to said storing means for receiving a value of currency in any one of the plurality of currencies, said value receiving and detecting means comprises a card reader for reading the value of currency from a visitor'"'"'s card, and a note receiver for receiving and reading the value of currency in currency notes. - View Dependent Claims (6)
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7. An apparatus for an operator to issue a transaction card to a cardholder comprising:
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a currency value memory for storing exchange rates of a plurality of currencies as compared to a number of visitor'"'"'s vouchers that are issuable by said apparatus; means for receiving from a customer and for detecting the value of any one of said currencies; storing means connected to said currency value memory means for calculating a selected number of visitor'"'"'s vouchers which corresponds to a value of the currency received from the cardholder, and for storing the selected number as a transaction value limit in a transaction card; code selection means positioned to be accessible by the cardholder for selecting a unique cardholder personal enabling code, said selection means not being accessible to the operator, said storing means operating to store said selected cardholder personal enabling code in said transaction card; and card dispensing means for dispensing the card to the cardholder after the transaction value limit and code have been stored therein. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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