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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8190480 | System, non-transitory memory with computer program, and associated methods for micro-credit to prepaid cards A lending institution computer establishes a line of credit coupled to a prepaid card account and makes available draws to the line of credit line in an authorization stream for a proposed purchase using the prepaid card account as payment. When the line of credit i... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8175923 | Customer checkout accelerator A system and method for accelerating customer sales transactions in a retail store. A customer checkout accelerator provides a customer user interface initiate a request for a preapproval amount for a sales transaction before reaching the point of sale for completio... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8140394 | Payment system A payment system transfers funds from a purchaser to a supplier of goods and services. A single use transient credit code provided to the purchaser effects the transfer. The transient credit code is redeemable to a value limited to said transfer of funds thereby pre... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8103549 | System, program product, and associated methods to autodraw for micro-credit attached to prepaid card A consumer is prequalified for a line of credit attached to a prepaid card by a lending institution. The lending institution computer makes available draws to the line of credit line in an authorization stream for a proposed purchase using the prepaid card as paymen... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8069085 | System, program product, and associated methods to autodraw for micro-credit attached to a prepaid card A prepaid card processor receives data for a line of credit for a prepaid card from a lending institution computer. The prepaid card processor makes available draws to the line of credit line on behalf of the lending institution computer in an authorization stream f... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8069084 | Customer controlled account, system, and process Enhanced access devices, e.g. credit cards and/or check cards, are issued with enhanced security features and processes that allow a customer to control circumstances under which their account can be accessed. If a fraudster tries to access the account without knowl... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8065187 | System, program product, and associated methods to autodraw for micro-credit attached to a prepaid card A consumer is prequalified for a line of credit attached to a prepaid card by a lending institution. The lending institution computer makes available draws to the line of credit line in an authorization stream for a proposed purchase using the prepaid card as paymen... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8055542 | Method of delivering goods and services via a variable value media A method of providing goods and services to individuals or entities via media entails assigning at least one good or service to a medium and assigning a unique identifier to the medium. Recording information in a database relative to the medium and linking the one o... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8046257 | System and method for distribution, redemption and processing of electronic coupons In a method of executing a transaction using an electronic coupon, coupon campaign information is provided to an engine. The coupon campaign information defines a discount value, a product family and a number of coupons to be distributed. Each coupon within the coup... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8046261 | EMV transaction in mobile terminals A mobile terminal is enabled to conduct an EMV transaction. A wireless access node in the EMV card-reader terminal is provided for connecting a mobile terminal to the card-reader terminal. An EMV-proxy module executing in the card-reader terminal facilitates communi... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8046260 | Method and system for authorising returns A method for authorizing return of a purchase by a customer to a merchant by an interaction of a customer chip card upon which a customer transaction history is stored and a merchant POS terminal upon which predetermined data is stored, the method comprising the ste... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8036938 | Personal check acceptance systems and methods Tools for facilitating the acceptance of personal checks and other presentation instruments. The tools, in some aspects, allow for preauthorization of a personal check (or other presentation instrument) prior to the merchant receiving the actual check, allowing a me... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8010409 | Article sales data processing apparatus An article sales data processing apparatus has an electronic tag data memory and an article item buffer. In the case where the same data as electronic tag data read by an electronic tag reader is not stored in the electronic tag data memory, the read electronic tag ... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7970650 | POS device A POS device includes a rotation shaft vertically fixed, a rotary plate provided so as to be rotatable about the rotation shaft, a rotating portion placed on the rotary plate and having at least a barcode scanner and a receipt printer, and a display device for clerk... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7953635 | Merchandise sales data processing apparatus and computer readable medium Articles are placed in a commodity placement area thereby to acquire figure images of the articles, based on stored data acquired from wireless tags respectively attached to the articles. The acquired image forms are developed and displayed in X-axis and Y-axis dire... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7949567 | Integrated interface apparatus for point-of-sale system An example integrated interface apparatus for a point-of-sale system and an example point-of-sale system including the integrated interface apparatus have been disclosed. The integrated interface apparatus includes a base member, a vertical arm member, a display dev... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7921038 | Conducting commerce between individuals Receiving payment includes the establishment, at a first server, a transaction record including information identifying a payment amount, a first account to be credited by the payment amount, and a second account to be debited by a debit amount. A financial authoriz... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7890371 | Method for processing transaction information A method for processing transaction information is provided according to the present invention. The method enables business vender to provide consumers with paperless transaction information, e.g. invoice information, via a route mainframe and a electronic data inte... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7873540 | Virtual terminal payer authorization systems and methods A method of obtaining payer authorization for a purchase instrument transaction with a customer includes using a wireless device of a merchant to contact a virtual terminal service to process the transaction, entering transaction information into the wireless device... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7860745 | Credit card signature inspection system and method capable of enhancing security for transaction A credit card signature inspection system includes a card-sliding device and a credit card server. The card-sliding device produces a signature authentication request including credit card data and produces a bill to be signed. The credit card server includes a cred... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7822640 | Multi-card bulk package identifying activation systems and methods According to one embodiment of the invention, a method of activating a plurality of gift cards utilizes a package of multiple presentation instruments. Each presentation instrument includes a unique presentation instrument identifier used to associate funds with the... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7801763 | Point of sale computer system delivering composited two- and three-dimensional images A point of sale computer system that allows a customer to select and consummate a sale himself. The system may include graphics storage media configured to store two- and three-dimensional graphics data relating to the sale, as well as business rules storage media, ... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7783516 | Method for automatically determining a fare for the use of chargeable means of transport conveying persons Disclosed is a method for automatically determining a fare for utilizing chargeable means of transport conveying persons. According to said method, a credit which is established in a currency that is valid in a first currency zone and is used for automatically deduc... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7783517 | Systems, methods, and devices for selling transaction instruments via web-based tool The present invention generally relates to a system and method for distributing a transaction instrument. The system includes the steps of: offering for sale, in a retail environment, the transaction instrument; selling a selected transaction instrument; communicati... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7778876 | Community concept for payment using RF ID transponders Payment systems and methods using wireless transponders in a community of retailers are disclosed. The disclosed systems and method include a community of retailers, an RFID transponder card, a number of readers for reading an identification number from the RFID tra... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7774233 | System and kiosk for commerce of optical media through multiple locations A kiosk dispenses and receives recorded optical media using an interconnected central server, through an Internet Service Provider. The central server has databases and processing capabilities and is connected to a credit verification system. The databases collect i... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7716082 | Wireless payment mat device and method for retail environments The present invention relates to a payment mat that wirelessly communicates with a payment device for payment of items, such as goods and/or services, in a retail environment. A customer presents the payment device within the radiation range of an antenna contained ... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7689899 | Methods and systems for generating documents A document assembly production system including a server and at least one remote computer is provided. The server has a plurality of templates and other document assembly assets stored therein. The remote computer is configured to communicate with the server to acce... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7668751 | Methods and systems for coordinating a change in status of stored-value cards Methods and systems are provided for coordinating a change in status of a stored-value card for a customer. Transaction information is received at a host system from a point-of-sale terminal. The transaction information includes stored-value-card information identif... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7457767 | Pay at the table system Patrons at a restaurant or bar can pay at their table using credit cards, without involving the restaurant or bar cashier and/or wait staff. Patrons are assisted using this system in dividing the bill by displaying the amount due (including tax) and allowing each pa... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7444296 | Disk dispensing and retrieval system and associated methods A kiosk dispenses and receives recorded optical disk media using an interconnected system central server computer through an Internet Service Provider. The system central server contains databases and processing, and is connected to a credit verification system. The... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7439859 | RF device in drinkware to record data/initiate sequence of behavior A drinkware is provided to provide information to a receiver. The drinkware is a RF device coupled to a handheld drinking container. The RF device can receive and send RF signals and communicate with a sensory device. A transmitter can send a signal to the communica... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7440924 | Method and system for processing financial instrument deposits physically remote from a financial institution A system that includes computer hardware, computer software, apparatus, and methodology that enables individuals, businesses, and all types of organizations (both for profit and non-profit) to capture and securely transmit check images (including, but not limited to... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7433897 | Systems and methods for database registration Embodiments of the present invention relate to systems and methods for database registration. According to an embodiment of the present invention, a method for database registration includes receiving a user identifier of a user and then sending a query to a first d... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7433848 | System for carrying out a transaction A system is proposed for performing transactions with terminals which fundamentally allow a plurality of different transactions to be performed. The terminals (10, 11) are connected for this purpose via a terminal network (30) with at least one node co... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7424441 | Systems and methods for integrating loyalty and stored-value programs Systems and methods are provided for operating an integrated stored-value and loyalty program within a financial infrastructure. An identifier and a packet of transaction information defining a transaction between a merchant and a customer are received at a loyalty ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7416115 | Method and system for automated value transfer This invention provides a system and method for authorizing automated value transfers from an account available to users who do not have a pre-existing trust, business or financial relationship. In an embodiment of the present invention, a Sender at a first location... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7415425 | Systems and methods wherein a security deposit facilitates a transaction in which a benefit is applied in exchange for performance of a task Systems and methods are provided wherein a security deposit is used to facilitate a transaction with a customer. It is arranged for a benefit to be applied to the transaction in exchange for a future performance of a task by the customer. For example, a subsidy prov... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7411503 | System and method for disabling data on radio frequency identification tags The disclosed embodiments of the present invention are used to permanently disable or destruct an RFID so that it is no longer possible to read some or all of the data encoded on the RFID tag. In one method for disabling data on a radio frequency identification (RFI... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7409358 | Methods and systems for coordinating a change in status of stored-value cards Methods and systems are provided for coordinating a change in status of a stored-value card for a customer. Transaction information is received at a host system from a point-of-sale terminal. The transaction information includes stored-value-card information identif... | 08/05/2008 |
