PAYMENT AUTHORIZED LOCK SYSTEM AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME
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1. A door or gate locking system comprising:
- a payment card reader for reading a credit card or a debit card;
a user interface display for inputting user data therein;
a computing system programmed to provide prompts to a user on said user interface display, accept user data inputted into said user interface display and said payment card reader, store inputted user data inputted into said user interface display and said payment card reader, and initiate one or more actions in response to receiving user data; and
an electronic lock that changes from (i) a locked configuration to an unlocked configuration or (ii) from an unlocked configuration to a locked configuration in response to a signal generated by said computing system.
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Abstract
A payment authorized door and/or gate lock system that controls access to a given area through the processing, storage and recollection of data input through a touchscreen user interface.
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20 Claims
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1. A door or gate locking system comprising:
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a payment card reader for reading a credit card or a debit card; a user interface display for inputting user data therein; a computing system programmed to provide prompts to a user on said user interface display, accept user data inputted into said user interface display and said payment card reader, store inputted user data inputted into said user interface display and said payment card reader, and initiate one or more actions in response to receiving user data; and an electronic lock that changes from (i) a locked configuration to an unlocked configuration or (ii) from an unlocked configuration to a locked configuration in response to a signal generated by said computing system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20)
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- 7. The door or gate locking system of claim 7, further comprising a sensor for monitoring a number of people that enter through a door or gate locked by said locking system, said computing system further programmed to charge a user'"'"'s credit card or debit card based on the number of people that enter through the door or gate locked by said locking system.
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19. A payment authorized lockable door or gate comprising:
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a door or gate; and a door or gate locking system comprising; a payment card reader for reading a credit card or a debit card; a user interface display for inputting user data therein; a computing system programmed to provide prompts to a user on said user interface display, accept user data inputted into said user interface display and said payment card reader, store inputted user data inputted into said user interface display and said payment card reader, and initiate one or more actions in response to receiving user data; an electronic lock that changes from (i) a locked configuration to an unlocked configuration or (ii) from an unlocked configuration to a locked configuration in response to a signal generated by said computing system; and one or more optional components selected from (1) a sensor for monitoring a number of people that enter through said door or gate locked by said locking system, said computing system further programmed to charge a user'"'"'s credit card or debit card based on the number of people that enter through the door or gate locked by said locking system;
(2) a keypad, said keypad being separate from said user interface display or integrally connected to said user interface display;
(3) a barcode scanning device, said barcode scanning device being separate from said user interface display or integrally connected to said user interface display, said barcode scanning device being capable of reading barcode data for processing by said computing system;
(4) an exit button for placement within a facility locked by said locking system, and wherein said computing system, in response to a user pressing said exit button, sends a signal to said electronic lock to unlock said electronic lock; and
(5) a second card reader for placement within a facility locked by said locking system, and wherein said computing system, in response to a user contacting said second card reader with a user card, sends a signal to said electronic lock to unlock said electronic lock;wherein said payment card reader and said user interface display are each independently positioned (i) on said door or gate or (ii) proximate said door or gate.
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