Apparatus for dispensing money orders
First Claim
1. A system for issuing negotiable instruments to a purchaser comprising:
- a point-of-sale negotiable instrument dispenser for issuing negotiable instruments at a predetermined location at the request of the purchaser where purchases of items other than negotiable instruments may be made;
a digital processor associated with the dispenser and having a stored program for controlling the operation of the dispenser including the number of instruments issued in a given period of time and a predetermined total dollar value of the negotiable instruments;
a memory associated with the digital processor for storing the dispenser transaction data relating to negotiable instruments issued, for storing a security code that authorizes printing of the negotiable instruments, and for maintaining the program for controlling the digital processor;
a compartment in the dispenser for storing blank negotiable instrument forms;
a printer in the dispenser for receiving negotiable instrument forms from the compartment and printing alphanumeric indicia thereon upon command from the dispenser; and
a cash register coupled to the dispenser at the point-of-sale and having a keyboard for transmitting a security code to the digital processor control program authorizing the printing of the negotiable instrument and for sending negotiable instrument transaction instructions to the dispenser for use by the digital processor control program to cause the printer to print a negotiable instrument as requested by the purchaser;
the cash register further comprising means for receiving stored transaction data from the dispenser.
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Abstract
An apparatus for dispensing money orders at a plurality of retail establishments is provided, including one or more data collector devices connected to a host device. Preferably, each of the money order dispensers include a digital processor for controlling the overall operation thereof, a keyboard for entering transaction data to request the printing of a money order, a display for displaying the transaction data, and a dot matrix printer for printing the requested money order. Each dispenser further includes an electrically-eraseable programmable read only memory (E2 PROM) for storing a security inhibit printing code, this code being automatically changed to prevent actuation of the printer when the security of the dispenser is compromised. The physical dimensions of the money order dispenser are reduced by providing a dot matrix printer for receiving money orders in a transverse fashion, and software routines are provided to control the dot matrix printer to "rotate" the printed characters whereby money orders are dispensed in a readable fashion.
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1. A system for issuing negotiable instruments to a purchaser comprising:
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a point-of-sale negotiable instrument dispenser for issuing negotiable instruments at a predetermined location at the request of the purchaser where purchases of items other than negotiable instruments may be made; a digital processor associated with the dispenser and having a stored program for controlling the operation of the dispenser including the number of instruments issued in a given period of time and a predetermined total dollar value of the negotiable instruments; a memory associated with the digital processor for storing the dispenser transaction data relating to negotiable instruments issued, for storing a security code that authorizes printing of the negotiable instruments, and for maintaining the program for controlling the digital processor; a compartment in the dispenser for storing blank negotiable instrument forms; a printer in the dispenser for receiving negotiable instrument forms from the compartment and printing alphanumeric indicia thereon upon command from the dispenser; and a cash register coupled to the dispenser at the point-of-sale and having a keyboard for transmitting a security code to the digital processor control program authorizing the printing of the negotiable instrument and for sending negotiable instrument transaction instructions to the dispenser for use by the digital processor control program to cause the printer to print a negotiable instrument as requested by the purchaser; the cash register further comprising means for receiving stored transaction data from the dispenser.
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