Patent ID: 7343006
Filing Date: 2008-03-11
Classification: G06Q,G07F,G07G

Abstract:
1. A method for conducting a credit card transaction at a business having a plurality of remote customer interfaces, the method comprising the steps of: electronically transmitting a customer's order from one of the plurality of remote customer interfaces to an order entry terminal via an intercom; entering the customer's order into a central server of a transaction hub; generating an electronic order ticket; transmitting payment information for the customer's order from the transaction hub to a credit card interface in the customer interface; electronically transmitting credit card information from the customer interface to the transaction hub, wherein the information is transmitted from a radio host in the customer interface to a radio server in the transaction hub with a radio signal after the customer has swiped a credit card; matching the credit card information and payment information with the order ticket based on the location of the customer; conducting a credit card approval procedure; delivering the order to the customer upon credit card approval; and wherein the transmission of the customer's order and the credit card information is not carried out on a common means of communication.