Cash dispensing system for merchandise delivery facility
First Claim
1. A customer-accessible facility, wherein the facility includes:
- an order location adapted to receive a customer order for a merchandise, a request location, wherein the request location includes a self-service machine, wherein the self-service machine is adapted to receive a customer request for a cash withdrawal, a pickup location, wherein the pickup location is disposed from the request location, wherein the pickup location includes an automated dispensing machine, wherein the automated dispensing machine is customer accessible, wherein the pickup location is operatively interfaced with the request location, wherein the dispensing machine is adapted to dispense at least one item of monetary value which is dependent on the value of a merchandise order and the value of a cash request, a merchandise delivery location, wherein the merchandise delivery location is disposed from the order location and the request location, wherein at least one of the order location, request location, pickup location, and merchandise delivery location is accessible to a customer while another of the order location, request location, pickup location, and merchandise delivery location is accessible to another customer.
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Abstract
A system for providing cash to users in a merchandise delivery environment such as a fast food drive-through environment. The system includes a customer request station (212, 262, 288, 300, 322, 378) at which the customer is enabled to input a request for merchandise as well as an input corresponding to a request to receive cash. The customer is further enabled to input to the customer request station information corresponding to a source of monetary value which the customer may charge against for ordered merchandise or for the amount of cash requested. The customer may then move to a cash delivery station (216, 338) to receive a portion or all of the requested cash. The customer is enabled to receive the ordered merchandise at a merchandise delivery station (222, 292, 304, 316, 324, 342).
90 Citations
38 Claims
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1. A customer-accessible facility, wherein the facility includes:
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an order location adapted to receive a customer order for a merchandise, a request location, wherein the request location includes a self-service machine, wherein the self-service machine is adapted to receive a customer request for a cash withdrawal, a pickup location, wherein the pickup location is disposed from the request location, wherein the pickup location includes an automated dispensing machine, wherein the automated dispensing machine is customer accessible, wherein the pickup location is operatively interfaced with the request location, wherein the dispensing machine is adapted to dispense at least one item of monetary value which is dependent on the value of a merchandise order and the value of a cash request, a merchandise delivery location, wherein the merchandise delivery location is disposed from the order location and the request location, wherein at least one of the order location, request location, pickup location, and merchandise delivery location is accessible to a customer while another of the order location, request location, pickup location, and merchandise delivery location is accessible to another customer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A facility including:
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a merchandise ordering location, wherein the merchandise ordering location includes at least one customer accessible input device, wherein the at least one input device is operative to receive an input related to a merchandise order, a cash request location, wherein the cash request location includes at least one customer accessible input device, wherein the at least one input device at the cash request location is operative to receive an input related to a cash withdrawal request from an account, a cash dispensing location, wherein the cash dispensing location is remote from the cash request location, wherein the cash dispensing location is selectively operative to dispense cash, wherein the cash dispensing location is operative to dispense only a portion of requested cash dependent on the value of a merchandise order and the value of a cash request.
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15. A facility including:
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a vehicle drive-through lane, at least one customer order station and a cash delivery station arranged along the vehicle drive-through lane, wherein the cash delivery station is remote from at least one customer order station, wherein the cash delivery station is accessible to a customer while a customer order station is accessible to another customer, wherein a customer order station is operative to receive at least one merchandise order, wherein a customer order station includes at least one customer-accessible input device operative to receive a cash request order, wherein the cash delivery station includes a customer-accessible automated cash dispensing device, wherein the cash dispensing device is selectively operative to dispense cash, wherein the cash dispensing device is operative to dispense cash responsive to both a merchandise order and a cash request order. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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17. A facility accessible to customers, wherein the facility includes:
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a customer order station, wherein the customer order station is adapted to receive a customer order for merchandise, and wherein the customer order station is adapted to receive a customer request for a cash withdrawal from an account via at least one customer accessible input device;
a cash pickup station, wherein the cash pickup station includes an automated cash dispensing device, wherein the cash dispensing device is customer accessible, wherein the cash pickup station is operatively connected to the customer order station, wherein the cash dispensing device is operative to dispense at least a portion of requested cash responsive to a cash withdrawal request, and wherein the cash pickup station is disposed from the customer order station;
a merchandise pickup station, wherein the merchandise pickup station is disposed from the customer order station and the cash pickup station;
wherein at least one of the customer order station, cash pickup station, and merchandise pickup station is accessible to a customer while another of the customer order station, cash pickup station, and merchandise pickup station is accessible to another customer. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A facility including:
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a cash request station, wherein the cash request station includes at least one customer accessible input device, wherein the at least one input device is operative to receive an input related to a cash withdrawal request from an account, a cash pickup station, wherein the cash pickup station is disposed from the cash request station, wherein the cash pickup station includes an automated cash dispensing device, wherein the cash dispensing device is customer accessible, wherein the cash pickup station is operatively connected to the cash request station, and wherein the cash dispensing device is operative to dispense only a portion of a requested cash withdrawal. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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24. A facility including:
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a request station, wherein the request station is adapted to receive a customer request for a cash withdrawal, a computer, wherein the computer is operative to correlate a cash request with an identifier, a cash delivery station, wherein the cash delivery station includes an automated cash dispensing device, wherein the cash delivery station is operatively connected to the request station, wherein the cash delivery station includes at least one customer accessible input device, wherein the at least one input device is operative to receive an input associated with the identifier, and wherein the cash dispensing device is operative to dispense cash responsive to receiving the identifier input, wherein the request station and the cash delivery station are arranged along a path, and wherein at least one of the request station and the cash delivery station is accessible to a customer while another of the request station and the cash delivery station is accessible to another customer. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27)
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28. A facility including:
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a path;
a merchandise order location adapted to receive a customer order for a merchandise;
a cash request location, wherein the cash request location includes at least one customer accessible input device, wherein the at least one input device is operative to receive an input related to a cash withdrawal request from an account;
a cash delivery location, wherein the cash delivery location includes a customer accessible automated cash dispensing device, wherein the automated cash dispensing device is operative to dispense cash relating to a cash withdrawal request, and wherein the cash delivery location is disposed along the path from the merchandise order location and the cash request location;
a merchandise delivery location;
wherein at least one of the merchandise order location, cash request location, cash delivery location, and merchandise delivery location is accessible to a customer while another of the merchandise order location, cash request location, cash delivery location, and merchandise delivery location is accessible to another customer. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A facility including:
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a vehicle drive-through lane;
a merchandise order location adapted to receive a customer order for merchandise;
a cash request location, wherein the cash request location includes at least one customer accessible input device, wherein the at least one input device is operative to receive an input related to a cash withdrawal request from an account;
a delivery station, wherein the delivery station includes a cash delivery location and a merchandise pickup location, wherein the delivery station is disposed from the merchandise order location along the vehicle drive-through lane, wherein the delivery station is disposed from the cash request location along the vehicle drive-through lane, and wherein the cash delivery location and the merchandise pickup location are accessible to a customer at the delivery station, wherein the cash delivery location includes a customer accessible automated dispensing machine, wherein the automated dispensing machine is operative to dispense at least one item of monetary value relating to a cash withdrawal request, wherein at least one of the merchandise order location, cash request location, and delivery station is accessible to a customer while another of the merchandise order location, cash request location, and delivery station is accessible to another customer. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38)
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