Patent · US Expired

Portable personal terminal for use in a system for handling transactions

US4634845A · kind A · utility

319Cited by

9References

17Claims

0Family size

Assignee

NCR Corporation · US

Inventors

William J. Hale · Kettering, US
William R. Horst · Dayton, US
Ellen P. Riley · Centerville, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 24, 1984
Grant date	Jan 6, 1987
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 24, 2004

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG07F19/205
WIPO fieldControl
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A system including a portable personal terminal which may be used for handling a wide variety of financial, shopping, and other transactions. The personal terminal is credit-card sized, is intelligent, includes a plurality of transaction totals and is constructed to be user friendly. An interface module is used to couple the terminal to other systems for on line uses.

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