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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20080110974 | Cash dispensing automated banking machine diagnostic method An automated banking machine (10) includes a lockable first fascia portion (20) which when unlocked enables access to a chest lock input device (104), inputs to which enable opening a chest door (18) of the machine. Opening the first fascia p... | 05/15/2008 |
| 20080099554 | Material dispensing station A method of verifying a material application including the steps of inputting a first product number, inputting a second product number and confirming. The inputting of the first product number is done from a routing instrument. The inputting of the second product numbe... | 05/01/2008 |
| 20080099555 | ELECTRONIC IMAGE ACQUISITION FOR GAMING SYSTEMS Methods and devices are provided for making, storing and retrieving electronic representations of payment documents such as payment tickets used for gaming machines. Some implementations sort currency and non-currency payment documents. According to some embodiments, el... | 05/01/2008 |
| 20080093437 | Automated teller machine An ATM comprises a) an ATM head unit in the form of a housing within which are housed user interface components of an ATM; and b) a security enclosure within which is located an ATM media dispenser. The security enclosure and the head unit are discrete physically separa... | 04/24/2008 |
| 20080093444 | AUTOMATIC VENDING SYSTEM USING RFID AND METHOD THEREOF Provided is an automatic vending system using RFID technology including a multi-tag unit including a plurality of RFID tags which store product sales information; and a sales management unit which receives a message of purchase request including information on a purchas... | 04/24/2008 |
| 20080087720 | Biometric Access Control System for Vending Machines A biometric access control system and method for currency-handling machines such as merchandise vending machines, payphones, copy machines, video game machines, pool and pin-ball machines, slot machines, parking meters, and automatic teller machines has two principal co... | 04/17/2008 |
| 20080061127 | Banknote System The invention relates to a banknote system for inputting and outputting banknotes and a method for controlling the banknote system. Specified is a banknote system for inputting and outputting banknotes and a method for controlling a banknote system, by means of which a ... | 03/13/2008 |
| 20080065492 | STORED-VALUE CARD WITH LIGHT A stored-value card includes a housing, a light circuit and an account identifier. The housing includes a cover and a base. The cover and the base each define a respective primary panel and a plurality of side walls extending from the respective primary panel. The plura... | 03/13/2008 |
| 20080048028 | LIGHT EMITTING SKIN TREATMENT DEVICE FOR HANDS A light emitting skin treatment device for hands is disclosed. Generally, a wholesaler supplies an LED skin treatment device to a retailer. To reduce the duration of treatments, a partially enclosed system large enough for both hands of a typical user includes a lower p... | 02/28/2008 |
| 20080048027 | Automatic vending emulating public houses A system for automatically vending products and services to customers, emulating the services of a public house (pub) or a bar at a location remote from a pub or bar, by providing alcoholic beverages as well as other products, and by providing services including the obt... | 02/28/2008 |
| 20080011832 | Card dispenser adjustable subject to the size of the cards to be dispensed A card dispenser is disclosed to include a dispenser body, which has an accommodation chamber for receiving a stack of cards for dispensing, an output port, and a delivery path connected between the accommodation chamber and the output port, a conveying unit controllabl... | 01/17/2008 |
| 20080006692 | Product display A display includes a visual aspect and, in certain embodiments, a sampling aspect. The visual aspect displays items of visual interest to a consumer. Product samples are associated with the sampling aspect for dispensing to a consumer such that the consumer may sample t... | 01/10/2008 |
| 20080006693 | Combination vending and advertising device and method A combination food vending device and advertising display includes a vending machine for candy or other snack which displays the candy or a pictorial representation of the candy or other snack. The advertising display comprises a sign holder mounted on the side or top o... | 01/10/2008 |
| 20070278286 | ATM SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CASHING CHECKS Various techniques are provided for dispensing cash from automated teller or similar cash dispensing machines where such machines do not contain or are otherwise unable to dispense coins or certain bill denominations. Such features may be offered in combination with a r... | 12/06/2007 |
| 20070272742 | Beverage dispensing system and method A beverage dispensing system includes serving spouts in fluid connection with inlet pipes locatable within beverage receptacles. The serving spouts have receptacle identifiers and are associated with prices/price groups or points/points groups. Product data sets in comp... | 11/29/2007 |
| 20070272743 | Kiosk and Method for Vending Stored Value Cards A kiosk machine vends stored value cards (i.e., pre-paid and gift cards). The kiosk is self-service and will allow a user to select, purchase and pay for a stored value card without requiring the presence or assistance of a sales clerk. The kiosk can vend one or more ca... | 11/29/2007 |
| 20070267474 | SECURE STORAGE DIGITAL KIOSK DISTRIBUTION METHODS A method and system of providing movies or other content is provided where a flash drive or flash memory card is used in place of DVD's or other formats. A user receives the content on the flash drive from a kiosk. The system ensures that a codec supported by the player... | 11/22/2007 |
| 20070267488 | CARD DISPENSER HAVING A MOBILE SENSOR HOLDER BOX A card dispenser includes a dispenser body, which defines an accommodation chamber for receiving a stack of cards for dispensing, a conveying unit mounted in the dispenser body and controlled to deliver the loaded cards from the accommodation chamber through a delivery ... | 11/22/2007 |
| 20070261760 | Fuel Dispenser Management Automated systems and processes may provide fuel dispenser management. In one aspect, a system for managing a fuel dispenser may include a dispenser manager, a display, a user input device, a fuel controller, and a management module at the fuel dispenser. The dispenser ... | 11/15/2007 |
| 20070262147 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND CORRESPONDING APPARATUS FOR STORING, RETRIEVING AND DELIVERING UNIT DOSE BLISTERS A system, method and corresponding apparatus are provided for storing, retrieving and delivering unit dose blisters in their natural, raw state (i.e., without over-wrapping or repackaging). In particular, a plurality of unit dose blister mounts are configured to positio... | 11/15/2007 |
| 20070252003 | Interactive kiosk and method for vending items using same An interactive kiosk that can be placed in a retail environment. The kiosk includes a main body portion, a plurality of user interfaces disposed on the outer face of the main body portion, dispensing system disposed in the interior of the main body portion, and a centra... | 11/01/2007 |
| 20070246531 | Method and apparatus for low cost concurrent provision of gaming machine token redemption and ATM services A method and apparatus for concurrently providing automatic teller machine (ATM) and gaming machine token redemption services is disclosed. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a token redemption surface having a token redemption user interface including a token a... | 10/25/2007 |
| 20070235523 | System and method for cash deposit/issuance A method, a framework, a computer program product and a system for conducting cash deposit/issuance transactions in which the actual cash deposit/issuance occurs at a cash issuing/accepting system, i.e., cash handling station that is separate from the transaction proces... | 10/11/2007 |
| 20070235533 | System and/or method for self-serve purchases The exemplary embodiments described herein relate to techniques for processing self-serve transactions. A store controller may be capable of communication with a payment network. At least one self-serve device may allow the customer to order an item via the device. The ... | 10/11/2007 |
| 20070235521 | Automated banking machine system and method An automated banking machine (152) includes a plurality of transaction function devices. The transaction function devices include a card reader (170), a keypad (172), a printer (174), a bill dispenser (176), a coin dispenser (178 | 10/11/2007 |
| 20070228162 | Methods and systems for logging into automated content vending systems for content delivery to portable devices One system embodiment of the present invention is a kiosk for retailing and distributing digitally-encoded content that features a card reader, such as a magnetic-stripe-card swipe reader or a smart-card reader, that allows a user to quickly and easily log into the kios... | 10/04/2007 |
| 20070215692 | Check accepting and cash dispensing automated banking machine An automated banking machine system and method includes ATMs which accept checks and dispense cash to users. The ATMs are operated to acquire image and magnetic data from deposited checks to determine the genuineness of checks and the authority of a user to receive cash... | 09/20/2007 |
| 20070215699 | Method and apparatus for customization and dispensing customized plastic cards An apparatus and method for selecting and processing text or images and applying the text or images to a variety of plastic cards. This system allows a user to select or upload images, select or type text and apply the image to either a dispensed plastic card similar in... | 09/20/2007 |
| 20070215686 | Automated teller machine voice guidance system and method There is provided an automated teller machine (ATM) voice guidance system and method that enables a visually and/or hearing impaired individual to conveniently and easily carry out financial transactions on an ATM to thereby conform to government regulations. The ATM vo... | 09/20/2007 |
| 20070210148 | Remote validation system useful for financial transactions A financial services and transaction network including multiple networked validation stations and remote terminals allows users to access a number of financial services and transactions. A user visiting a remote terminal indicates a desired service or transaction. The u... | 09/13/2007 |
| 20070210153 | SYSTEM FOR VENDING PHYSICAL AND INFORMATION ITEMS A vending machine handles a purchase transaction by receiving a payment, receiving a product selection from the customer, and dispensing the product indicated by the product selection. As part of the same transaction, the vending machine offers an information item such ... | 09/13/2007 |
| 20070205260 | Media pick unit A detachable media pick unit is provided for use in an Automated Teller Machine dispenser unit. The pick unit comprises pick components, a transport mechanism and at least one motor, which is arranged to drive at least one of the pick components and the transport mechan... | 09/06/2007 |
| 20070205271 | Method and apparatus for automated teller machine transactions The present invention provides a computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program code to receive a request to withdraw money using a bank card. A determination is made as to whether a profile is present on the bank card. The money is dispensed using ... | 09/06/2007 |
| 20070199986 | Issuing a value-bearing card associated with only non-personally identifying information Issuing a debit card associated with only non-personally identifying information includes communicating among an input device, a network coupling, and a card dispenser. The input device is configured to receive a new account request. The new account request includes onl... | 08/30/2007 |
| 20070194109 | Payment Programs For Healthcare Plans The invention is a computer-implemented method and system to facilitate a purchase utilizing a tax-advantaged account. A request for payment for an item is received from a requester. A determination is made whether the item qualifies for pre-tax treatment. If the item q... | 08/23/2007 |
| 20070194114 | Device For Issuing A Ticket For Thermal Or Analogue Printing Mechanism, Authorizing The Restitution Of The Ticket Against A Reverse Withdrawal Control The device of the invention is a device for issuing a ticket (1) from a tape reserve for a printing mechanism. Such device implements at least one pair of rolls (2, 3) motorised (4) for driving the ticket (1) towards an evacuation opening ( 08/23/2007 | |
| 20070194108 | Assured Payments For Health Care Plans A computer-implemented method and system to facilitate a purchase. A request for payment for a charge by a provider to a customer having a plurality of accounts is received at a host computer. At least one of the accounts qualifies for pre-tax treatment and at least one... | 08/23/2007 |
| 20070194106 | RF communication of data between currency canister and automated banking machine An automated canister reloading machine is able to reload a currency canister removed from an ATM. The reloading machine includes a supply of currency notes. The reloading machine can transfer currency notes from the supply into a storage area of the canister. The canis... | 08/23/2007 |
| 20070187486 | Banknote receipt and payout apparatus A banknote receipt and payout apparatus including: a receipt and pay-out opening for carrying out either or both of payout and stacking of charged banknotes: a banknote determining part for determining denominations of banknotes, a plurality of banknote storage and disc... | 08/16/2007 |
| 20070187494 | Cash redemption of gift cards systems and methods A method of redeeming cash from a stored-value instrument is disclosed. The method may, at a point-of-sale (“POS”) device associated with a money transfer network, receive an identifier associated with the stored-value instrument and transmit a request to redeem cas... | 08/16/2007 |
