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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4247759 | Self-service passenger ticketing system A system is disclosed for issuing airline tickets without the intervention of any ticket agent. The system includes a plurality of electro-mechanical ticket terminals in communication with a central computer. Each of the terminals has a card reader, a mod... | 01/27/1981 |
| 4213038 | Access security system This invention describes a system for access control, wherein a control card is presented to a control means. If the control card is authenticated, then access is gained. If it is not authenticated, access is not gained, the control card is retained, and ... | 07/15/1980 |
| 4199100 | Credit card automated system for vehicle service stations An attendant-controlled terminal, operating under the control of a conventional microprocessor, monitors and controls remote fuel pumping units, combines fuel sale information with information concerning additional sales keyboarded by the attendant, accep... | 04/22/1980 |
| 4197988 | Apparatus for reading and writing data onto a magnetic stripe and in an arcuate path This invention discloses a magnetic stripe card reader/writer apparatus comprising a card reader/writer device and a basic interface circuit. The recording head of the card reader/writer device is mounted on the end of a sensor arm and is driven over the ... | 04/15/1980 |
| 4198619 | Programmable security system and method A code-word security system uses a logic module which can receive an account code word (or any other data that is specific to an individual) and a secret code word from an individual for encoding in accordance with a logical combination of such code words... | 04/15/1980 |
| 4179064 | Vending apparatus A vending apparatus has a plurality of cash-less vending machines installed in guest rooms and meeting rooms and at any other suitable places in hotels and supermarkets, and any customers who want to use the vending machines may have their own memory hold... | 12/18/1979 |
| 4174806 | Recording device for the dispensing of goods The invention relates to a recording device for the dispensing of goods, especially liquid automotive fuel, comprising a scanning or reading device for information carriers serving as credit cards, bearing customer identification numbers individually corr... | 11/20/1979 |
| 4166945 | Versatile automatic transaction equipment A versatile automatic transaction equipment comprises: a basic module including a user operation unit, an ID card processing unit, a transaction recording unit, and a cash delivery unit for cash payment transaction or verification of customer account bala... | 09/04/1979 |
| 4134537 | Transaction terminal A terminal for providing for the performance of transactions by a user on a step by step basis and with the terminal, including, a visual display for displaying to the user at specific steps in a transaction instructional text to the user for the performa... | 01/16/1979 |
| 4120452 | Automatic vending system A vending system is disclosed which is adapted to be installed in a hotel or the like for permitting the guests to buy articles in a refrigerator or vending machine in a guest room without use of coins. When a guest inserts his memory holder into a vendin... | 10/17/1978 |
| 4085313 | Automatic product-dispensing system An automatic fuel-dispensing system for dispensing fuel at unattended fueling sites includes a number of fuel pumps capable of dispensing different types of fuel. A common control console is used to control the operation of the fuel pumps and to record th... | 04/18/1978 |
| 4068213 | Checkout system A merchandise checkout system is disclosed including a credit card reader operated by the customer to obtain credit information used in totalizing the merchandise transaction. A data terminal is utilized by the checkout operator to total the amount of the... | 01/10/1978 |
| 4020326 | Token-control A money-dispensing system is operative to dispense packets of money in selected number to a bank customer in response to presentation to the system of his credit card and keyed-entry of a personal identification number corresponding uniquely to the accoun... | 04/26/1977 |
| 4011433 | Value dispensing system An automatic monetary value dispensing system wherein a card previously issued to each customer having an account therein is used to actuate the system. The card has recorded thereon necessary data such as the identification number and the current off-lin... | 03/08/1977 |
| 3995255 | Automatic vending equipment and credit purchase systems The credit card is precoded in binary code representing several digits and has a locator indicator to insure that the card is correctly positioned when inserted in the console or read-out station. The card coding includes the method of arranging high diel... | 11/30/1976 |
| 3984660 | Apparatus for issuing a card having a predetermined monetary value An apparatus is described for issuing cards having recorded thereon a predetermined monetary value, which cards can be used by a customer to purchase tickets which are usable in automatic ticket gates of a commutation system. The apparatus receives, retai... | 10/05/1976 |
| 3956615 | Transaction execution system with secure data storage and communications A transaction execution system includes a host data processing system having a multiple account data base and a plurality of transaction terminals in communication with the host. The terminals each include a keyboard, a display, document handling subsyste... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3943335 | Automatic banking equipment Automatic banking system equipment which presents at a remote customer station a unit enabling a customer to carry out any one of a number of banking services, such as depositing, making payments of various types, transferring funds between accounts, or w... | 03/09/1976 |
| 3941977 | Off-line cash dispenser and banking system A method and apparatus for automatically dispensing cash and performing other transactions relating to customer accounts. A magnetic card reader reads coded information into the system from a credit card which information identifies the account of the use... | 03/02/1976 |
| 3931497 | Automated fuel dispenser An automated fuel dispensing system provides semiattended operation utilizing a computerized credit authorization and billing technique by means of a direct connection to a regional credit center over communication lines. A control console for multiple pu... | 01/06/1976 |
