Patent ID: 7546947

Claim:
A multi-function transaction processing system comprising: a) a transaction terminal, said transaction terminal including at least two data entry facilities and a transaction processor; b) said transaction processor of said transaction terminal being communicatively associated with at least a control processor; c) a first of said data entry facilities including a payment authority input structured to accept a payment authority; d) a second of said data entry facilities including a customer data entry facility having a customer interface structured to be accessed by a customer; e) at least one display associated with said second data entry facility; f) said transaction processor responsive to customer inputs via said customer interface of said second data entry facility and structured to provide the customer with a plurality of selections on said display; g) said control processor structured to define a user account in accordance with a customer selection and to issue an authorization code associated with said user account; h) said user account including a defined value at least partially defined by said payment authority, said authorization code structured to facilitate a transaction in accordance with said defined value; and i) a printer assembly communicatively associated with said transaction terminal and structured to generate a card assembly.