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System and method for retail

申请公布号：US5744787(A)

申请号：US19950533599

申请日期：1995.09.25

申请公布日期：1998.04.28

申请人：

ADVANCED RETAIL SYSTEMS LTD.

发明人：TEICHER, MORDECHAI

分类号：G06Q20/00;G07F5/18;G07F7/00;G07F7/08;G07F9/02;G07F11/30;(IPC1-7):G06K5/00;G06F17/60

主分类号：G06Q20/00

摘要：A retail unit facilitating a purchase of a customer having an electronic wallet (9) which includes an electronic checkbook (320) and an electronic purse (310). The retail unit includes a POS (10) which determines the purchase price, and a payment unit (8) for receiving payment from electronic wallet (9). Payment unit (8), upon receipt of an electronic wallet (9) and of a purchase price from POS (10), determines automatically whether to: (a) receive via electronic checkbook (320) a purchase price>/= a predetermined minimal checkbook payment sum; or, (b) receive the purchase price from electronic purse (310); or, (c) first replenish the electronic purse (310) via electronic checkbook (320) with at least the larger of a predetermined minimal purse replenishment sum and the difference between the purchase price and the electronic purse's stored value, and then receive the purchase price from electronic purse (310).