专利名称：Methods and systems for exchanging and/or
transferring various forms of value
发明人：Doran, Michael,Martin, Douglas A.,Dean,
Scott A.,Jacobson, Jessaca,Hanson, KimP.,Smith, Kerry
申请号：EP12005239.4申请日：20030214公开号：EP2515281A1公开日：20121024
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摘要：Methods and systems for exchanging various forms of value, including coins,
currency, credit, debit, and/or bank account funds, for prepaid cash cards, credit cards,phone cards, and the like. In one embodiment, a value exchange machine includes a coininput region, a coin sorting/counting apparatus, a card reader, and a communicationsfacility configured to communicate with a remote computer network. In anotherembodiment, a value exchange system includes one or more of the value exchangemachines connected to one or more remote computers via a communications link. A userwishing to purchase, for example, a prepaid cash card can visit one of the value exchangemachines, select the desired transaction, and pay for the card with coins, currency, acredit card, a debit card, and/or bank account funds. After confirming payment, the valueexchange machine dispenses the card to the user.
申请人：COINSTAR, INC.
地址：1800 114th Avenue S.E. Bellevue, WA 98004 US
国籍：US
代理机构：Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser
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