Patent ID: 6129275
Filing Date: 2000-10-10
Classification: G06Q,G07F

Abstract:
Apparatus for writing data to and dispensing integrated circuit chip cards, said apparatus comprising:an enclosure having a card dispensing slot;a money acceptor that receives money and provides a signal representing the amount of the received money;a chute mounted within said enclosure for holding a stack of a plurality of the integrated circuit chip cards such that an integrated circuit chip on each card faces toward a first end of the stack;a write head mounted within said enclosure and located adjacent the first end of the stack of cards;a control responsive to and connected to said money acceptor for receiving the signal indicating said amount of money received and for directing said write head to write the signal indicating the amount of money received on the integrated circuit chip of a leading card positioned at the first end of the stack; anda card dispenser for dispensing the leading card through said card dispensing slot and sequentially positioning a following card in the stack so that its integrated circuit chip is disposed adjacent to said write head.