Method and computer program product for electronically managing payment media
First Claim
1. A method of electronically managing payment media, the method comprising:
- determining an amount of payment media dispensed from a payment media dispensing device, based on electronic point-of-sale data received from a point-of-sale register associated with the payment media dispensing device;
determining an inventory amount of the payment media remaining in the payment media dispensing device based on the determined amount of payment media dispensed from the payment media dispensing device; and
automatically determining a refill amount based on a comparison of the inventory amount to a maximum desired amount of the payment media to be contained in the payment media dispensing device,wherein the maximum desired amount is adjustable based on at least one of;
rules stored in a look-up table independent of the payment media dispensing device; and
data received remotely.
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Abstract
A method of electronically managing payment media, includes the steps of: (i) determining an amount of payment media dispensed from a payment media dispensing device, based on electronic point-of-sale data received from a point-of-sale register associated with the payment media dispensing device; and (ii) determining an inventory amount of the payment media remaining in the payment media dispensing device based on the determined amount of payment media dispensed from the payment media dispensing device. A computer program product can store a computer executable program that includes instructions to cause a controller of a transactions processing system to perform the above steps.
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41 Claims
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1. A method of electronically managing payment media, the method comprising:
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determining an amount of payment media dispensed from a payment media dispensing device, based on electronic point-of-sale data received from a point-of-sale register associated with the payment media dispensing device; determining an inventory amount of the payment media remaining in the payment media dispensing device based on the determined amount of payment media dispensed from the payment media dispensing device; and automatically determining a refill amount based on a comparison of the inventory amount to a maximum desired amount of the payment media to be contained in the payment media dispensing device, wherein the maximum desired amount is adjustable based on at least one of; rules stored in a look-up table independent of the payment media dispensing device; and
data received remotely. - 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)
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24. A computer program product for use in a system that includes a computer, a payment media dispensing device and a point-of-sale register that is electronically linked to the payment media dispensing device, the computer being electronically linked to the point-of sale register via a network, the computer program product comprising a computer-readable recording medium that stores instructions that are executable by the computer for causing the computer to:
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determine an amount of payment media dispensed from the payment media dispensing device, based on electronic point-of-sale data received from the point-of-sale register; determine an inventory amount of the payment media remaining in the payment media dispensing device based on the determined amount of payment media dispensed from the payment media dispensing device; and automatically determine a refill amount based on a comparison of the inventory amount to a maximum desired amount of the payment media to be contained in the payment media dispensing device, wherein the instructions include instructions that enable the maximum desired amount to be adjustable based on at least one of;
rules stored in a look-up table independent of the payment media dispensing device that is accessible to the computer; and
data received remotely from the computer. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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