Multi-purpose kiosk and methods
US11403920B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 24, 2019 |
| Grant date | Aug 2, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 11, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07F19/203
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of using a kiosk to dispense funds, a portion of which has a value less than the value of the lowest form of currency the kiosk dispenses. The method may include receiving information at the kiosk identifying a source for the funds and transmitting a request to a host computer to verify the source for the funds. The method may include receiving at the kiosk a verification of the funds and displaying on a display screen an amount of funds available for payment. The method may include receiving at the kiosk a request from a user to remit a first portion of the amount of funds in a first form, wherein the first form is selected from a group consisting of paper currency, money order, credit to an account, and credit to a stored value card. The method may include remitting the first portion in the first form and displaying a set of options for receiving a second portion of the amount of funds, wherein the set of options is selected from a group consisting of a money order, a donation, a credit to a stored value card, and a credit to an account. The method may include receiving a request from the user to remit the second portion of the amount of funds in a second form selected f…
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