Cynthia A Daugherty

US Patent:

6722473, Apr 20, 2004

Filed:

Apr 17, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/125172

Inventors:

Natarajan Ramachandran - Uniontown OH
Cynthia S. Daugherty - North Canton OH
Jeffery M. Enright - Akron OH

Assignee:

Diebold, Incorporated - North Canton OH

International Classification:

A47F 900

US Classification:

186 36, 186 37, 186 53, 705 16

Abstract:

A system for providing cash to users in a merchandise delivery environment such as a fast food drive-through environment. The system includes a customer request station ( ) at which the customer is enabled to input a request for merchandise as well as an input corresponding to a request to receive cash. The customer is further enabled to input to the customer request station information corresponding to a source of monetary value which the customer may charge against for ordered merchandise or for the amount of cash requested. The customer may then move to a cash delivery station ( ) to receive a portion or all of the requested cash. The customer is enabled to receive the ordered merchandise at a merchandise delivery station ( ).

US Patent:

6386323, May 14, 2002

Filed:

Nov 12, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/440005

Inventors:

Natarajan Ramachandran - Uniontown OH
Cynthia S. Daugherty - North Canton OH
Jeffery M. Enright - Akron OH

Assignee:

Diebold, Incorporated - North Canton OH

International Classification:

A47F 900

US Classification:

186 36, 186 37, 186 53, 705 16

Abstract:

A system for providing cash to users in a merchandise delivery environment such as a fast food drive-through environment. The system includes a customer request station ( ) at which the customer is enabled to input a request for merchandise as well as an input corresponding to a request to receive cash. The customer is further enabled to input to the customer request station information corresponding to a source of monetary value which the customer may charge against for ordered merchandise or for the amount of cash requested. The customer may receive the cash directly at a customer request station. Alternatively, a computer may operate to correlate an identifying input associated with the customer or the transaction, and the request to receive the amount of cash. The customer may then move to a cash delivery station ( ). In response to the customer providing the identifying input at the cash delivery station, the customer receives a portion or all of the requested cash.