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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 1995
Filed:
Oct. 04, 1993
Hugo Vak, New Port Richey, FL (US);
William Stephens, Glendale, CA (US);
Fred Zimmerman, Deephaven, MN (US);
ATM Communications International, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
The technical field of the invention generally concerns electronic mail systems. The present invention provides an ATM or POS system having a terminal (22, 24, 26, 28 or 34) and processor (18 or 36) which are connected to an ATM or POS data communications network. The network also includes a store and forward message switch (52) which stores user messages for remote retrieval and use as an electronic mail system (10) on a data communications network (42). Messages can be stored or retrieved through standard ATM or POS terminals, through a service bureau, through touch tone telephones (84) or via modems (76). Messages can be retrieved remotely and sent to a facsimile machine (82), a remote paging device, computer (72) or the like. Message information may include payment of user bills, completion of user financial transactions and transmission of information from a variety of databases. Such message information may be generated and transmitted by the system at times predetermined by the user.