Hitachi, Ltd.

American Express International Inc.

Kanzen Goto

Rie Kawai

Kunio Morimoto

Tateo Yokoyama

Ryuichi Okamoto

Ikuyo Oda

Hisashi Terashima

Mitsuo Chiba

Emiko Tanaka

An automatic transaction apparatus for taking a transaction requiring the acquisition of a signature is provided with a mechanism for acquiring a signature. The signature acquisition mechanism includes a detector for detecting the execution of signature application. At the time of a signature acquisition processing, an advancement to the next processing step is taken when the execution of signature application is detected and information indicative of the completion of signature application is inputted. Thereby, the signature is surely recorded. The transaction requiring the acquisition of a signature includes a process for issuing a traveler's check.

Automatic transaction apparatus

The information recording card of the present invention comprises a postcard or a blank form equal in size thereto, and a magnetic stripe which is stuck on one surface of the postcard or the blank form so as to extend along the shorter or longer latus thereof and in which the payment data of a specified charge is written. Such a magnetic stripe-stuck card is efficiently utilized for a specified charge making/paying system. In the charge making/paying system, the payment data of the specified charge is stored in the memory unit of a host computer which is installed in, e.g., the center of a public office, and the card whose magnetic stripe has the charge payment data written therein by a magnetic tape writer is mailed to a customer. In case of the payment of the charge, a charge transfer machine reads the charge payment data written in the magnetic stripe and displays the specified payment data to the customer again, and when the customer had paid the charge in accordance with the display, the recording of the charge payment data in the magnetic stripe is renewed into 'paid' data.

Information recording card and charge making/paying system employing the

The present invention provides a method of processing data transactions in a banking terminal which permits appropriate cash handling of received money and disbursement of money due as change even in the case when data which is indicative of the types of denomination of the received money is inputted after data indicative of an actual or overall amount of a transaction is inputted, and also even when data which is indicative of the types and denominations of the received money or sorts of money is inputted before data indicating an actual amount of the transaction involved is inputted.

Method of processing data in a banking terminal employing the

The present invention provides a method of processing data transactions in a banking terminal which permits to effect an appropriate cash handling of received money and disbursement of money due as change even in the case when data which is indicative of the types of denominations of the received money is inputted after data indicative of an actual amount of a transaction is inputted, and also even when data which is indicative of the types and denominations of the received money or sorts of money is inputted before data indicating an actual amount of the transaction involved is inputted.

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