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Method of transacting an electronic mail, an electronic commerce, and an electronic business transaction by an electronic commerce terminal operated on a transportation vehicle

Assignee: Cantaloupe Inc

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Filing: 2000-06-23

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Granted: 2003-09-16

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Expires: 2020-06-23

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Abstract

Abstract The present invention relates to an electronic commerce terminal for conducting credit card, e-mail, e-commerce, e-business, and other types of transactions from a public transportation vehicle. Public transportation vehicles can include taxis, airplanes, buses, trains, subway, trolley, streetcar, and other public access modes of transportation. In addition, the present invention relates to a universal advertising and payment system and method for networking, monitoring and effectuating e-mail, e-commerce, and e-business and controlling vending equipment and applications. The system can effectuate electronic commerce and interactive advertising at the point of sale. Complete control of a vending machine's functionality including usage, control, diagnostics, inventory, and marketing data capture can be effectuated locally or by remote connection to the network. Remote connection to the network includes Internet type connections, telecommunication (telephone, ISDN, ADSL), VSAT satellite, and other wire and wireless transmission.

Inventors

👤 H. Brock Kolls

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —

Jurisdiction US

Data Source google_patents

Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 19:51

CPC Classifications

G; G07; G07F; G07F5/00; G07F5/18; G06; G06Q; G06Q10/00; G06Q10/10; G06Q20/00; G06Q20/30; G06Q20/32; G06Q20/326; G06Q20/327; G06Q30/00; G06Q30/02; G06Q30/0207; G06Q30/0222; G06Q30/0239; G06Q30/0241; G06Q30/0251; G06Q30/0253; G06Q30/0267; G06Q30/0268; G06Q30/0277; G06Q30/06; G06Q30/0601; G06Q30/0633; G06Q30/0635; G06Q30/0641; G07F9/00; G07F9/001; G07F9/002; G07F9/02; G07F9/026

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 10

Claim 1

Independent Claim 205 words

A method of transacting an electronic mail transaction, an electronic commerce transaction, and/or an electronic business transaction by an electronic commerce terminal, said transactions having an associated transaction data and type, wherein a portion of said transaction data is used to identify a user, said method comprising the steps of; a) capturing a plurality of said transaction data; b) determining said transaction type based on said transaction data; c) evaluating a validity of said transaction type; d) communicating said transaction data to a universal server; e) interchanging at least a portion of said transaction data used to identify said user with further data based on a dynamic identification interchange; f) processing said transaction data and said further data; g) determining whether a period of non-use of said electronic commerce terminal has occurred; h) determining if said period of non-use exceeds a predetermined time period; i) generating an error message based on said determination of step h); j) determining if at least one of a system limit and a authorization limit of said user is at least one of reached and exceeded; k) reauthorizing said user based on said determination step j); and l) reprocessing said transaction data and said further data based on said reauthorization.

Claim 2

Independent Claim 205 words

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 17 words

The method in accordance with claim 1 , wherein said electronic mail transaction is sent or received.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 16 words

The method in accordance with claim 1 , wherein said electronic commerce transaction is further processed.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 16 words

The method in accordance with claim 1 , wherein said electronic business transaction is further processed.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 16 words

The method in accordance with claim 1 , wherein public transportation information is sent or received.

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 16 words

The method in accordance with claim 1 , wherein financial service information is sent or received.

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 22 words

The method in accordance with claim 1 , further comprising the step of: m) transmitting said error message to said universal server.

Claim 9

Dependent Claim 46 words

The method in accordance with claim 7 , further comprising the steps of: n) determining a severity level of said error based on said error message; and o) transmitting a service message to a remote service location to correct said error based on said severity level.

Claim 10

Dependent Claim 20 words

The method in accordance with claim 1 , wherein said electronic commerce terminal is operated on a public transportation vehicle.

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