Electronic fund transfer system
First Claim
1. An automated teller machine system for use by a plurality of users comprising:
- user identification cards unique to each user and having information stored thereon including transaction information corresponding to custom transactions predefined by the user of the identification card;
at least one user accessible transaction terminal comprising;
card reader means for reading information stored on the user'"'"'s identification card;
display means for displaying a user customized menu comprising one or more of the custom transactions based on information read from the user'"'"'s identification card;
input means for enabling the user to select a custom transaction from the customized menu for execution; and
control means for executing a selected transaction.
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Abstract
An electronic fund transfer (EFT) system capable of displaying a menu including one or more user-defined custom transactions associated with an identification card so that the user can select a desired transaction by a single selection or with limited inputs. The transactions may be defined by a user during a set-up/authorization operation and/or may be stored based on transactions performed by the user. Additionally, the transactions may be stored on the identification card, in a local memory of a transaction terminal and/or in a system memory of the EFT system. A single identification card may be used to enable the user to select from a plurality of financial accounts with different institutions.
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21 Claims
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1. An automated teller machine system for use by a plurality of users comprising:
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user identification cards unique to each user and having information stored thereon including transaction information corresponding to custom transactions predefined by the user of the identification card; at least one user accessible transaction terminal comprising; card reader means for reading information stored on the user'"'"'s identification card; display means for displaying a user customized menu comprising one or more of the custom transactions based on information read from the user'"'"'s identification card; input means for enabling the user to select a custom transaction from the customized menu for execution; and control means for executing a selected transaction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. In an automated teller machine system comprising a central controller having an associated control system memory, and at least one transaction terminal comprising an input, a display, a controller, a local memory and an identification card reader, a method of executing a user-defined transaction comprising the steps of:
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(a) storing user-defined custom transaction information on the identification card; (b) entering an identification card into the identification card reader; (c) reading information stored on the identification card, including user-defined transaction information stored on the identification card; (d) displaying a customized menu including a plurality of user-defined transactions based on information read from the identification card; (e) selecting one of the displayed transactions; and (f) executing the transaction selected in step (e). - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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