System and method for performing a quasi-cash transaction
DCFirst Claim
1. A method of performing quasi-cash transactions for customers, the method comprising:
- receiving information from a first customer relating to a desired transaction dollar amount;
electronically processing a first driver license issued by a State of the United States of America to the first customer to retrieve machine readable information stored on the first driver license;
electronically parsing first customer identification information from the retrieved machine readable information;
electronically generating first customer quasi-cash document information utilizing the desired transaction dollar amount and at least a portion of the electronically parsed first customer identification information;
printing a first quasi-cash document that displays the generated first customer quasi-cash document information;
receiving information from a second customer relating to a desired transaction dollar amount;
electronically processing a second driver license issued by a State of the United States of America to the second customer to retrieve machine readable information stored on the second driver license, wherein a formatting of the machine readable information of the second driver license differs from that of the first driver license;
electronically parsing second customer identification information from the machine readable information retrieved from the second driver license;
electronically generating second customer quasi-cash document information utilizing the desired transaction dollar amount received from the second customer and at least a portion of the parsed second customer identification information; and
printing a second quasi-cash document that displays the second customer quasi-cash document information.
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Abstract
A system and method of performing a quasi-cash transaction for a customer including receiving a desired transaction dollar amount. A State identification card issued to the customer is electronically processed to retrieve machine readable information. Customer identification information is electronically parsed from the retrieved machine readable information. Quasi-cash document information is electronically generated utilizing the desired dollar amount and at least a portion of the parsed customer identification information. A quasi-cash document is printed, with the quasi-cash document including and displaying the generated quasi-cash document information. In one preferred embodiment, customer identification information parsed from the retrieved machine readable information includes customer name, customer address and identification card number information.
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40 Claims
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1. A method of performing quasi-cash transactions for customers, the method comprising:
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receiving information from a first customer relating to a desired transaction dollar amount;
electronically processing a first driver license issued by a State of the United States of America to the first customer to retrieve machine readable information stored on the first driver license;
electronically parsing first customer identification information from the retrieved machine readable information;
electronically generating first customer quasi-cash document information utilizing the desired transaction dollar amount and at least a portion of the electronically parsed first customer identification information;
printing a first quasi-cash document that displays the generated first customer quasi-cash document information;
receiving information from a second customer relating to a desired transaction dollar amount;
electronically processing a second driver license issued by a State of the United States of America to the second customer to retrieve machine readable information stored on the second driver license, wherein a formatting of the machine readable information of the second driver license differs from that of the first driver license;
electronically parsing second customer identification information from the machine readable information retrieved from the second driver license;
electronically generating second customer quasi-cash document information utilizing the desired transaction dollar amount received from the second customer and at least a portion of the parsed second customer identification information; and
printing a second quasi-cash document that displays the second customer quasi-cash document information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A system for performing quasi-cash transactions for customers, the system comprising:
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a card reader adapted to read and decode machine readable information stored on driver licenses issued by States of the United States of America, including first and second driver licenses having differing machine readable information formatting;
a processor electronically connected to the card reader and adapted to;
receive information from a particular customer relating to a desired transaction dollar amount, receive the machine readable information retrieved by the card reader from a driver license provided by the particular customer, parse customer identification information from the received machine readable information, generate quasi-cash document information utilizing the desired dollar amount and at least a portion of the parsed customer identification information; and
a printer electronically connected to the processor and adapted to print a quasi-cash document based upon the quasi-cash document information generated by the processor. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A method of performing a quasi-cash transaction for a customer in a casino, the method comprising:
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receiving information from the customer relating to a desired transaction dollar amount;
delivering a driver license, issued by a State of the United States of America to the customer, from the customer to a casino designee;
operating a card reader to retrieve machine readable information stored on the driver license, wherein a format of the machine readable information can be one of a multiplicity of possible formats used by States, and further wherein the casino designee performs the step of operating the card reader;
electronically parsing customer identification information from the retrieved machine readable information;
electronically generating quasi-cash document information utilizing the desired dollar amount and at least a portion of the electronically parsed customer identification information;
printing a quasi-cash document that displays the generated quasi-cash document information; and
delivering the quasi-cash document to the customer, wherein the casino designee performs the step of delivering the document. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40)
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