Onboard currency and value card exchanger
US5895456A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 16, 1996 |
| Grant date | Apr 20, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 16, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07F7/00
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system, and corresponding method for its use, for performing various monetary transactions in a vehicle such as an aircraft, including exchanging one currency for another, obtaining currency using traveler's checks or a credit or debit card, and dispensing value cards purchased with cash or credit/debit cards. The value cards may be, for example, long-distance telephone usage cards or gaming cards, and the value cards may be increased in value or exchanged for cash using the system of the invention. A key feature of the system is that cash is always distributed in the currency of the next destination of the aircraft, as determined from flight management system data available on the aircraft. At each intermediate destination, a note dispenser is conditioned to dispense only the currency of the next destination.
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