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Patent US7653599 - Methods and systems for exchanging and/or transferring various forms of value - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsMethods and systems for exchanging various forms of value, including coins, currency, credit, debit, and/or bank account funds, for prepaid cash cards, credit cards, phone cards, and the like. In one embodiment, a value exchange machine includes a coin input region, a coin sorting/counting apparatus,...http://www.google.com/patents/US7653599?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7653599 - Methods and systems for exchanging and/or transferring various forms of valueAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7653599 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 10/504,436PCT numberPCT/US2003/004603Publication dateJan 26, 2010Filing dateFeb 14, 2003Priority dateFeb 15, 2002Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2476467A1, CA2476500A1, CA2476502A1, EP1481351A2, EP1481351A4, EP1481352A2, EP1481352A4, EP1481374A1, EP1481374A4, EP2515281A1, EP2521106A1, EP2541509A1, US8024272, US8103586, US8229851, US20060064379, US20100100481, US20100198726, US20110307378, WO2003071386A2, WO2003071386A3, WO2003071386A9, WO2003071387A2, WO2003071387A3, WO2003071495A1Publication number10504436, 504436, PCT/2003/4603, PCT/US/2003/004603, PCT/US/2003/04603, PCT/US/3/004603, PCT/US/3/04603, PCT/US2003/004603, PCT/US2003/04603, PCT/US2003004603, PCT/US200304603, PCT/US3/004603, PCT/US3/04603, PCT/US3004603, PCT/US304603, US 7653599 B2, US 7653599B2, US-B2-7653599, US7653599 B2, US7653599B2InventorsMichael Doran, Douglas A. Martin, Scott A. Dean, Jessaca Jacobson, Kim P. Hanson, Kerry SmithOriginal AssigneeCoinstar, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (398), Non-Patent Citations (55), Referenced by (61), Classifications (46), Legal Events (9) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetMethods and systems for exchanging and/or transferring various forms of value
US 7653599 B2Abstract
This application claims priority to the following co-pending U.S. Provisional Patent Applications: U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/357,331, filed Feb. 15, 2002; U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/357,555, filed Feb. 15, 2002; U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/419,735, filed Oct. 18, 2002; and U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/424,377, filed Nov. 6, 2002. This application incorporates all of the co-pending U.S. Provisional Patent Applications listed above in their entireties by reference.
In yet another embodiment, a user may elect to use any of the fund input methods discussed above to electronically transfer money. In such transactions, the user may not receive a card having a value. Instead, the user may receive a receipt or other record documenting the transaction. For example, in one such transaction the user can utilize any of the methods of payment described above to transfer money to his or her account (e.g., a savings, checking, or credit card account) or to an account of another person (e.g., for a person-to-person payment or for a bill payment). Similarly, the user can also elect to transfer the proeeeds from any such payment to a bank account for direct deposit, to a cell phone account (e.g., for long-distance telephone minutes), or to an on-line account (e.g., an “e-wallet”) for on-line purchases.
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