Cash redemption of gift cards systems and methods

Details Cash redemption of gift cards systems and methods Cash redemption of gift cards systems and methods

2011-02-22

2011-02-22

Kim, Ahshik (Department: 2876)

Registers

Systems controlled by data bearing records

Mechanized store

C235S379000, C235S380000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07891561

ABSTRACT:
A method of redeeming cash from a stored-value instrument is disclosed. The method may, at a point-of-sale (“POS”) device associated with a money transfer network, receive an identifier associated with the stored-value instrument and transmit a request to redeem cash associated with the stored-value instrument to an instrument authority system. The instrument authority system may have a database of identifiers, values associated with the identifiers and merchants associated with the identifiers. The method may further receive a response at the POS device from the instrument authority system. Based at least in part on the response, the method may determine whether to dispense cash.

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