Patent classifications
G07F7/025
Interactive Restaurant Table Assembly
An interactive restaurant table assembly includes a table that is positionable in a restaurant. A plurality of proximity sensors is provided and each of the proximity sensors is coupled to the table. Each of the proximity sensors is turned on when a patron moves within a trigger distance of the proximity sensors. A plurality of touch screens is each of the touch screens is coupled to the table. Each of the touch screens displays menu of the restaurant thereby facilitating the patron to order from the menu. A transceiver is coupled to the table and the transceiver is in communication with each of the touch screens for receiving the patron's order from each of the touch screens. The transceiver is in wireless communication with a central computer system of the restaurant thereby facilitating restaurant employees to receive the patron's order.
Hospitality Services Processing System
Systems and methods for automated hospitality services in a lodging facility. A hospitality services processing system comprises a kiosk and a hospitality services management system. The hospitality management system interacts with an automated kiosk terminal in a hotel via a network to allow a user to complete a variety of hospitality services such as a check in or out process without the need for assistance by hotel staff. The kiosk captures biometric or identification credential information to confirm an existing reservation from a hotel reservation database. The system is configured to accept and process payment and provide hotel room key cards. A method of using the system and kiosk is also provided.
ELIGIBILITY FOR ACCESS TO RESTRICTED GOODS AND SERVICES USING ZERO-KNOWLEDGE PROOFS
Systems and methods for identity verification to provide access to restricted goods or services. A first device may receive, from a second device operated on behalf of a user, a first request to purchase a restricted good or service. The first device may transmit, to the second device responsive to the first request, a second request comprising an identification of information of the user, and an identification of validation system; and may receive the requested information of the user. The first device may generate an attestation key comprising a hash of the requested information of the user and the identification of the validation system; and may determine that a record in a centralized or distributed ledger at an address corresponding to the attestation key is associated with a non-zero transaction value. Responsive to the determination, the first device may provide the restricted good or service to the user.
User-specific dispensing system
The invention provides a system to physically dispense an item, including tangible items and/or services or features, on-site from a dispenser whereby the item to be dispensed is selected by the system based on user-specific or item-specific information. In an embodiment, the system selects the dispensed item based on both user-specific and item-specific information. In another embodiment the invention comprises a system that activates gaming features in a gaming device based on user-specific information. In another embodiment, the invention comprises a system incorporated into an interactive amusement system to activate features of a playfield based on user-specific information.
AUTONOMOUS DELIVERY
A pre-staged or in-person provided order is received from a customer location. Order details are sent to a fulfillment terminal and items associated with the order are prepared or collected. The items are loaded into an autonomous device. The autonomous device plans a route from its current location to the customer location and the autonomous device navigates from its current location to the customer location using the route. The customer is verified at the autonomous device and a secure bin is unlocked by the autonomous device. The customer removes the items associated with the order from the unlocked secure bin, and the autonomous device navigates back to its original location within an enterprise.
Handheld point-of-sale terminal with configurable credit card device
A handheld point-of-sale (POS) terminal) is provided that has a housing, a touchscreen display on a face of the housing, and a credit card reader that is configurable for use disposed within the housing, the credit card reader including a first assembly comprising a mag stripe card reader and a second assembly comprising a Europay Mastercard Visa (EMV) reader, where the second assembly is coupled to the first assembly. The first assembly rotates about an axis perpendicular to a plane in which the assemblies are disposed to one of a plurality of angular positions, the plurality of angular positions indicating an offset angle of the first assembly relative to the second assembly, where the credit card reader is disposed within the housing in the one of the plurality of positions, and where the housing is configured to allow for access to credit card insertion points on the credit card reader.
Configurable credit card device
A credit card reader that is configurable for use is provided that includes a first assembly and a second assembly. The first assembly has a mag stripe card reader. The second assembly has a Europay Mastercard Visa (EMV) reader. The second assembly is coupled to the first assembly, where the first assembly rotates about an axis perpendicular to a plane in which the assemblies are disposed to one of a plurality of angular positions, the plurality of angular positions indicating an offset angle of the first assembly relative to the second assembly.
Fixed point-of-sale terminal with configurable credit card device
A fixed point-of-sale (POS) terminal is provided that includes a mounting device for affixing the fixed POS terminal in a fixed location, a housing that is coupled the mounting device, a touchscreen display on a face of the housing, and a credit card reader that is configurable for use disposed within the housing. The credit card reader has a first assembly including a mag stripe card reader, and a second assembly including a Europay Mastercard Visa (EMV) reader, where the second assembly is coupled to the first assembly. The first assembly rotates about an axis perpendicular to a plane in which the assemblies are disposed to one of a plurality of angular positions, the plurality of angular positions indicating an offset angle of the first assembly relative to the second assembly, where the credit card reader is coupled to the housing in the one of the plurality of positions.
Fuel dispenser having integrated control electronics
A fuel dispenser comprises fuel flow piping defining a flow path from a source of fuel toward a fueling nozzle. A plurality of fuel handling components are disposed along the fuel flow piping. Control electronics, in operative communication with the fluid handling components, include a multi-core processor having at least two processor cores located on a common integrated circuit chip, the at least two processor cores utilizing different operating systems in an asynchronous manner.
CREDIT CARD WITH SELECTABLE DEBIT-STYLE FUNCTIONALITY
Disclosed and described herein are systems and methods that bring together credit card and debit card technologies into a single, streamlined process that automates financial management utilizing software executing (e.g., an app) on a portable electronic device such as a smartphone and the like.