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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2014
Filed:
May. 06, 2013
Applicant:
Mei, Inc., Malvern, PA (US);
Inventor:
Paul Theobald, Pitstone, GB;
Assignee:
MEI, Inc., Malvern, PA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G07F 19/00 (2006.01); G06K 7/00 (2006.01); G06K 13/07 (2006.01); G06Q 20/34 (2012.01); G07F 7/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 7/0004 (2013.01); G06K 13/07 (2013.01); G06Q 20/34 (2013.01); G07F 7/088 (2013.01);
Abstract
A payment interface apparatus, system and method is disclosed. In particular, a payment interface apparatus for use in vending machines, gaming machines, or other, typically unattended machines that accept payments via a variety of payment methods is disclosed. Also disclosed is a system and method for determining and processing a transaction as a particular transaction type based upon the type of media used on a standardized financial transaction card. The interface apparatus includes a plurality of sensors to read one or a plurality of media on a single standardized financial transaction card in a single presentation of the card.