Registers – Systems controlled by data bearing records – Credit or identification card systems
Patent
1994-02-22
1996-04-09
Shepperd, John
Registers
Systems controlled by data bearing records
Credit or identification card systems
G06K 500
Patent
active
055063934
ABSTRACT:
A donation kettle that permits a contributor to make a donation that consists of a display, keyboard, a surface for collecting a cash donation, a credit card and/or debit card donation processor. The donation kettle associates a donation with an account of a contributor, tallies information regarding a number of donations, and stores information regarding a donation, and a plurality of donations. The donation kettle is part of a donation kettle network which consists of a donation kettle, a terminal, and a communication link between the donation kettle and the terminal. The present invention also provides a method of processing a donation obtained via a donation kettle by a card account processor. A docking station on a donation kettle is provided for a card donation processor.
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Lee Michael G.
Shepperd John
Ziarno Witold A.
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