System and method for providing central notification of issued items
First Claim
1. A system for providing advance notification of issued items, comprising:
- a data collection subsystem that gathers data regarding said issued items from an entity having issued items and transmits said data in a prescribed form; and
a data storage and communication subsystem, including a central database, that receives said data from said data collection subsystem, combines said data with data gathered from other entities having issued items, stores said combined data in said central database and provides access of said central database to a potential item recipient thereby to allow said potential item recipient to receive advance notification as to whether an item to be received by said potential item recipient was properly issued.
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Abstract
A system for, and method of, providing advance notification of issued items. In one embodiment, the system includes: (1) a data collection subsystem that gathers data regarding the issued items from an entity having issued items and transmits the data in a prescribed form and (2) a data storage and communication subsystem, including a central database, that receives the data from the data collection subsystem, combines the data with data gathered from other entities having issued items, stores the combined data in the central database and provides access of the central database to a potential item recipient thereby to allow the potential item recipient to receive advance notification as to whether an item to be received by the potential item recipient was properly issued.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for providing advance notification of issued items, comprising:
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a data collection subsystem that gathers data regarding said issued items from an entity having issued items and transmits said data in a prescribed form; and a data storage and communication subsystem, including a central database, that receives said data from said data collection subsystem, combines said data with data gathered from other entities having issued items, stores said combined data in said central database and provides access of said central database to a potential item recipient thereby to allow said potential item recipient to receive advance notification as to whether an item to be received by said potential item recipient was properly issued. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of providing advance notification of issued items, comprising the steps of:
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gathering data regarding said issued items from an entity having issued items; combining said data with data gathered from other entities having issued items; storing said combined data in said central database; and providing access of said central database to a potential item recipient thereby to allow said potential item recipient to receive advance notification as to whether an item to be received by said potential item recipient was properly issued. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for providing advance notification of issued items, comprising:
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a plurality of data collection subsystems that automatically extract data regarding said issued items from an entity having issued items and transmit said data in a prescribed form; dial-up links selectively coupling said plurality of data collection subsystems to a data storage and communication subsystem, said data storage and communication subsystem including a central database and capable of receiving and combining said data from said plurality of data collection subsystems and storing said combined data in said central database; and dial-up links selectively coupling point-of-sale terminals associated with potential item recipients with said central database, said data storage and communication subsystem providing access of said central database to said potential item recipients thereby to allow said potential item recipient to receive advance notification as to whether an item to be received by said potential item recipient was properly issued. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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