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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 1996
Filed:
Feb. 22, 1994
Witold A Ziarno, Chicago, IL (US);
Other;
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.