Multi-function transaction processing system
First Claim
1. A multi-function transaction processing system comprising:
- a) a transaction terminal, said transaction terminal including at least two data entry facilities and a transaction processor;
b) said transaction processor of said transaction terminal being communicatively associated with at least a control processor;
c) a first of said data entry facilities including a payment authority input structured to accept a payment authority;
d) a second of said data entry facilities including a customer data entry facility having a customer interface structured to be accessed by a customer;
e) at least one display associated with said second data entry facility;
f) said transaction processor responsive to customer inputs via said customer interface of said second data entry facility and structured to provide the customer with a plurality of selections on said display;
g) said control processor structured to define a user account in accordance with a customer selection and to issue an authorization code associated with said user account;
h) said user account including a defined value at least partially defined by said payment authority, said authorization code structured to facilitate a transaction in accordance with said defined value; and
i) a printer assembly communicatively associated with said transaction terminal and structured to generate a card assembly.
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Abstract
A multi-function transaction processing system comprising a transaction terminal that includes a plurality of data entry facilities and a transaction processor, the transaction processor being communicatively associated with a control processor, and the first of data entry facility including a payment authority input structured to accept a payment authority. The second, customer data entry facilities include a customer interface structured to be accessed by a customer, and have a display associated therewith. Furthermore, the transaction processor is responsive to customer inputs via the customer interface of the customer data entry and is structured to provide the customer with a plurality of selections on the display, the control processor defining a user account in accordance with a customer selection and to issue an authorization code associated with the user account. Preferably the user account includes value defined by said payment authority, the authorization code structured to facilitate a transaction in accordance with the defined value, and a printer assembly communicatively associated with the transaction terminal generates a card assembly bearing the user account information.
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15 Claims
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1. A multi-function transaction processing system comprising:
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a) a transaction terminal, said transaction terminal including at least two data entry facilities and a transaction processor; b) said transaction processor of said transaction terminal being communicatively associated with at least a control processor; c) a first of said data entry facilities including a payment authority input structured to accept a payment authority; d) a second of said data entry facilities including a customer data entry facility having a customer interface structured to be accessed by a customer; e) at least one display associated with said second data entry facility; f) said transaction processor responsive to customer inputs via said customer interface of said second data entry facility and structured to provide the customer with a plurality of selections on said display; g) said control processor structured to define a user account in accordance with a customer selection and to issue an authorization code associated with said user account; h) said user account including a defined value at least partially defined by said payment authority, said authorization code structured to facilitate a transaction in accordance with said defined value; and i) a printer assembly communicatively associated with said transaction terminal and structured to generate a card assembly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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