Write input credit transaction apparatus and method with paperless merchant credit card processing
US6539363B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 30, 1990 |
| Grant date | Mar 25, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 30, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07G5/00
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system for generating a completed payment document ready for signature in image form and enabling signature in image form, storing the image and providing a printed copy of the document including the signature. A write input device for showing the image and enabling the signature includes a transparent interactive digitizing element with writing stylus, a display module positioned beneath the digitizing element and visible therethrough, and optionally a magnetic stripe reader for providing document-related information for the display. The device is embodied in a system which also includes a point of sale terminal, a printer for printing records of transactions processed by the system and a controller operatively coupled to other elements of the system.
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