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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8100324 | Systems and methods for facilitating replacement of computer-based value-bearing items The exemplary embodiment of the present invention will provide computer systems and methods for facilitating replacement of computer-based value-bearing items. ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8096468 | Wireless portable consumer electronics device facilitating multi-range transactions A method for conducting a transaction is disclosed. The method includes using a first portable electronic device, and directly transmitting a request for payment to a second portable electronic device through a wireless link. Then, the second portable electronic dev... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8096469 | Methods for receiving credit card applications at a fuel dispenser Credit card applications typically involve the help of a third party to input the necessary data required by a credit card issuing agency. Using the present invention, a customer at a fuel dispenser can complete a credit card application and have it approved or deni... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8083139 | Voice device for automatic vending machine A voice device for use in an automatic vending machine is disclosed to include a card reader for reading a voice file from an inserted electronic card, an input/output module for receiving a control signal from the automatic vending machine, a voice module, and a mi... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8038059 | Card dispensing apparatuses and associated methods of operation Apparatuses and methods for dispensing magnetic stripe cards, smart cards, other cards, and/or other items from kiosks and other structures are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a card dispensing apparatus includes at least a first card hopper and a card transpor... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8028904 | Radio frequency identifiers in game tickets Systems and methods of distributing, dispensing and validating game tickets provide for the use of radio frequency identifiers (RFIDS). Game ticket consumables may also be tracked with RFIDS. Ticket data such as game numbers, void if removed numbers, theme descripti... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8032414 | System and method for providing receipts, advertising, promotion, loyalty programs, and contests to a consumer via an application-specific user interface on a personal communication device Systems and methods for performing a consumer advertising transaction at a retail device are disclosed. According to one system and method, an identifier associated with the retail device is provided to a personal communication device. An application-specific user i... | 10/04/2011 |
| RE42734 | Biometric identification and security system associated with cash register A wholesale and/or retail check out station system includes a biometric finger print reader and storage for reading and storing biometric data of employees having access to the cash registers of the check out stations in the system. Authorization to use a cash regis... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7997484 | Rich content management and display for use in remote field assets A field asset such as a vending machine includes a coin acceptor, a bill validator, and a card reader all operatively connected to a shared bus. A rich content display device displays color graphics and an extended function adapter (EFA) coupled to the shared bus in... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7984851 | Consumer self-activated financial card A pre-encoded financial card is disclosed along with a system and method allowing a user to attach it to pre-existing accounts and activate it instantly. ... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7984852 | Recharge electrical apparatus and method for electric vehicles A public or private electric charging station or device for an electric vehicle. A user can approach an outlet station in an electric car, plug the car into the station similar to using a gasoline pump, present a credit card to the system, and be provided with eithe... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7963439 | Method and apparatus for vending a containerized liquid product utilizing an automatic self-service refill system A method and apparatus for vending a containerized fluid includes placing a machine-readable indicia on the container identifying the base fluid. The container may be filled and then distributed or distributed prior to filling through various distribution channels t... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7959077 | Banking system controlled responsive to data bearing records An automated banking machine operates responsive to data bearing records to carry out financial transactions. The automated banking machine includes a card reader that operates to read data from user cards that corresponds to financial accounts. The automated bankin... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7954709 | Computer-based value-bearing item customization security The exemplary embodiment of the present invention will provide computer systems and methods for protecting the security of processing for customization of computer-based value-bearing items, such as, for example, securing processing of exemplary image-customized com... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7950578 | Apparatus and method for dispensing machine control In order to control the status and the operation of a dispensing machine assembly comprising one or more modules or sub-assemblies, at least one of modules or sub-modules is provided with an electronic tag and the machine is provided with a tag controller device for... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7938322 | Radio frequency identifiers in game tickets Game ticketing systems and methods provide for the use of radio frequency identifiers (RFIDs). Game tickets such as instant lottery tickets include a substrate having game data and a removable mask covering the game data. A transponder is coupled to the substrate wh... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7938321 | Fuel dispenser management Fuel dispensers located at a fueling facility may perform operations in a coordinated manner. In particular implementations, a system and process for coordinating the operation of fuel dispensers at a fueling facility may include the ability to determine at a first ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7934646 | Face panel assembly with an RFID module A face panel assembly is disclosed having a mounting flange for detachably fastening to a bill/coin acceptor in an automatic vending machine, a slot for the insertion of a bill/coin into the bill/coin acceptor, and a RFID module, which has a sensor for sensing a RFI... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7926715 | System and method of managing a ticket order A system for managing the production of retail tickets in accordance with a ticket order includes a ticketing services bureau adapted to receive the ticket order and a print center to print tickets in accordance with the ticket order. The system additionally include... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7922083 | 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 it... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7918393 | Leafing mechanism A machine and methods for automatically opening a closed book, for example a passport, to a desired page for subsequent processing on the page. The book is inserted into the machine in a closed configuration. The machine then opens the book to the appropriate page f... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7905399 | Linking transaction cards with spending accounts A computer-implemented system and method to facilitate a purchase utilizing a flexible spending account, comprising the steps of: receiving, at a host computer, a request for payment authorization for an item; determining whether the item qualifies for pre-tax treat... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7896241 | Automated card customization machine A card vending machine includes a storage area, wherein each of a plurality of memory cards to be issued by a respective one of at least two different issuers are stored. A security mechanism conditions access of each issuer to only a respective portion of the stora... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7886969 | Method and system for loading and reloading portable consumer devices A method is disclosed. The method includes providing tender at a point of service terminal operated by a load agent, the point of service terminal being in operative communication with a payment processing network. The point of service terminal thereafter sends a tr... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7861928 | Electronic fund transfer or transaction system A fuel dispenser control system is provided which includes a biometric device. The biometric device is configured to acquire instances of biometric information in connection with respective fueling transactions. The fuel dispenser control system further includes a c... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7861927 | Automated retail kiosk with changeable presentation formats An automated retail kiosk or vending machine that can vend working cellular handsets and that uses changeable presentation formats. The kiosk is generally an automated retail kiosk that can deliver primarily prepaid wireless products and services such as prepaid cel... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7850076 | Cash management system An apparatus and method for managing cash utilize one or more remotely or locally operable cash management devices. A cash management device dispenses cash, determines the denomination and amount of deposited cash and remotely or locally reconciles a cashier cash dr... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7841521 | 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... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7810722 | System for delivering web content to fuel dispenser A refueling environment is coupled to a remote facility disposed apart from fuel dispenser locations and is connected to a network. A user identification is sent to the remote facility. The remote facility establishes an access connection with a network node, on beh... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7810721 | Systems and method for vending machine settlement The present invention relates to systems and methods for reconciliation or settlement of vending machine accounts. The present invention creates a transaction data packet having a transaction information for a credit transaction carried out on the vending device, wh... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7793836 | Medicine management methods and apparatus Methods and apparatus are shown for providing information on a pill. A patient specific delivery apparatus for medicine using information on a pill or pills is shown as well, and a database with patient specific information may be provided, resulting in an individua... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7789300 | System and method for managing computer media in a secure environment The field of the invention relates to systems and methods for handling CD, USB media storage, etc. within a secure environment like the FBI, various intelligence agencies, the military, and so forth. ... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7789301 | System and method of managing a ticket order A system for managing the production of retail tickets in accordance with a ticket order includes a ticketing services bureau that receives the ticket order and a print center that prints tickets in accordance with the ticket order. The system additionally includes ... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7766228 | System for sale of consumer goods A system for the sale of consumer goods, wherein the system comprises a device for providing a customer with a non-validated token that represents an article of merchandise. The article is to be paid for by the customer at a checkout unit when the token is checked b... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7762455 | Method for maintaining a customer account A customer is provided a telephone number to which a calling party incurs a charge to be connected. An account balance, which reflects funds deposited into the customer's account but not yet used by the customer, is increased in proportion to the incurred charge. Ot... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7748619 | Card dispensing apparatuses and associated methods of operation Apparatuses and methods for dispensing magnetic stripe cards, smart cards, other cards, and/or other items from kiosks and other structures are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a card dispensing apparatus includes at least a first card hopper and a card transpor... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7731085 | Product display A display for two or more products having two or more three-dimensional visual aspects providing visual information about two or more products. The visual aspect has a first visual product, a second visual product, a first sampling aspect for the first visual produc... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7726562 | 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 s... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7721958 | Coinless vending system, method, and computer readable medium using an audio code collector and validator A system, method, and computer readable medium, wherein a vending machine comprising an audio code collector and a code validator is adapted to receive audio tones from a mobile device, and wherein the audio tones include authentication codes and dispense codes to c... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7708199 | Electronic fund transfer or transaction system An electronic fund transfer (EFT) system capable of displaying a menu including one or more user-defined custom transactions associated with an identification card so that the user can select a desired transaction by a single selection or with limited inputs. The tr... | 05/04/2010 |
