Electronic transaction processing system and method for operating same
First Claim
1. An electronic transaction processing system for performing a transaction comprising at least one of a deposit and a withdrawal of digital cash between a customer and a banking facility, the electronic transaction processing system comprising:
- a host computer having a memory;
a customer'"'"'s memory apparatus storing digital cash of the customer;
a banking facility'"'"'s memory apparatus storing digital cash of the banking facility;
an escrow memory apparatus that stores balance information of digital cash stored in each of said customer'"'"'s memory apparatus and said banking facility'"'"'s memory apparatus prior to renewal of said digital cash stored in each of said customer'"'"'s memory apparatus and said banking facility'"'"'s memory apparatus, said customer'"'"'s, banking facility'"'"'s and escrow memory apparatuses being distinct from the memory of the host computer and not directly connected to said host computer; and
wherein a transaction is processed by renewing digital cash stored in said customer'"'"'s memory apparatus and in said banking facility'"'"'s memory apparatus in response to a transaction amount, based on said balance information of digital cash stored in said escrow memory apparatus.
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Abstract
An electronic transaction processing system performing a deposit and/or a withdrawal of digital cash between a customer and a banking facility includes a customer money card storing digital cash of the customer, a bank money card storing digital cash of the banking facility and an escrow card storing transaction information with respect to a transaction with digital cash between the customer and the banking facility. A transaction is processed by renewing digital cash stored in the customer money card and in the bank money card in response to the amount of the transaction, and transaction processing is performed after storing each balance information of digital cash stored in the customer money card and in the bank money card and the amount of the transaction in the escrow card.
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17 Claims
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1. An electronic transaction processing system for performing a transaction comprising at least one of a deposit and a withdrawal of digital cash between a customer and a banking facility, the electronic transaction processing system comprising:
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a host computer having a memory; a customer'"'"'s memory apparatus storing digital cash of the customer; a banking facility'"'"'s memory apparatus storing digital cash of the banking facility; an escrow memory apparatus that stores balance information of digital cash stored in each of said customer'"'"'s memory apparatus and said banking facility'"'"'s memory apparatus prior to renewal of said digital cash stored in each of said customer'"'"'s memory apparatus and said banking facility'"'"'s memory apparatus, said customer'"'"'s, banking facility'"'"'s and escrow memory apparatuses being distinct from the memory of the host computer and not directly connected to said host computer; and wherein a transaction is processed by renewing digital cash stored in said customer'"'"'s memory apparatus and in said banking facility'"'"'s memory apparatus in response to a transaction amount, based on said balance information of digital cash stored in said escrow memory apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of performing a transaction comprising at least one of a deposit and a withdrawal of digital cash between a customer and a banking facility, the method comprising the steps of:
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a) storing customer information, including account balance information, in a memory associated with a host computer; b) storing balance information of digital cash stored in a customer'"'"'s memory apparatus into a an escrow memory apparatus, the customer'"'"'s memory apparatus and the escrow memory apparatus being distinct from said memory associated with said host computer and not directly connected to said host computer; c) storing balance information of digital cash stored in a banking facility'"'"'s memory apparatus into said escrow memory apparatus, said banking facility'"'"'s memory apparatus being distinct from said memory associated with said host computer and not directly connected to said host computer; d) renewing digital cash stored in said customer'"'"'s memory apparatus and in said banking facility'"'"'s memory apparatus in response to a transaction amount based on each said balance information of digital cash stored into said escrow memory apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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Specification