Methods and systems for exchanging and/or transferring various forms of value
CA 2476467 A1 · Owner: Outerwall Inc. · Inventors: Dean, Scott A.; Martin, Douglas A.; Jacobson, Jessaca
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Methods 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 (100 and 402). In one embodiment a , value exchange machine includes a coin input region (106) a coin , sorting/counting apparatus (112) a card reader (202), and a communications facility (113) configured to communicate with a remote computer network. In another embodiment, a value exchange system includes one or more of the value exchange machines connected to one or more remote computers via a communications link (500). A user wishing to purchase for example, a prepaid , cash card can visit one of …
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