Registers – Systems controlled by data bearing records – Credit or identification card systems
Patent
1988-08-01
1990-02-13
Pitts, Harold I.
Registers
Systems controlled by data bearing records
Credit or identification card systems
2353825, 235375, G06F 708
Patent
active
049009052
ABSTRACT:
The present invention discloses an automated mail collecting machine comprising the functions of an automated, electronically controlled postage meter having a bar code printer, a pay-phone device, a data listing device, and a telex sending device. The incorporated functions are used independently for different purposes while being operated directly by a customer and all applying the same automated means. The machine's process is guided both by instructions from its program memory and instructions from its input means which are operated by the customer according to displayed instructions during each different stage of the machine's processes. Even though the predetermined automatized processes are guided by the machine's program memory for all of its functions, the payment mode is dependent on each individual customer's choice. Furthermore, the machine's automatized processes can refuse to perform any of the services at any stage of the process without the possibility of a loss by either the customer or the owner. The refusal means and means to prevent improper handling are provided in order to enable the machine's continuous use in any public place where it may be installed.
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patent: 4796193 (1989-01-01), Pitchenik
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