Electronic purse card value system

US6145740A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• DIEBOLD, INC. · US

Inventors

• Rafael Molano · Hudson, US
• Lawrence Gianfagna · North Canton, US
• Douglas E. Roth · Bolivar, US
• Ed Kurtek · Encinitas, US
• Alan Goulet · Riverton, US
• Robert D. Symonds · Novelty, US
• Robert Bradley Gill · Hamilton, CA
• William Biwer · Hartland, US
• Mike Walsh · San Jose, US
• Julie Welsh · Nashotah, US
• Richard Gebhard · Oconomowoc, US
• Joel Spice-Kopischke · Janesville, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 27, 1998
• Grant date: Nov 14, 2000
• Expiry date: Apr 27, 2018

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G07F7/1008
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

An electronic purse card value system (10) includes terminal devices (12). Each terminal device includes a processor (26) which is in operative connection with a memory (28) and a modem (36). The processor is further in operative connection with components of the terminal device including a customer interface (14) through which inputs are accepted and outputs are delivered, a card reader (22) and a printing device (30,34). The terminal devices are operative to communicate with host computers (42,44,46) through a communication system (38). The system is operative to carry out transactions in which data representative of value is loaded and unloaded from integrated circuit chips on customer cards (24).