Self Service Coin Redemption Card Printer-Dispenser

A method of transferring funds to a personalized portable storage medium using a kiosk, comprising:

• receiving funds comprising a batch of loose mixed coins in a coin receiving area of the kiosk;
• processing the coins in a coin processing module;
• receiving one or more value cards each having a value associated therewith in a card processing module;
• determining a total value of the funds comprising the coins and the one or more value cards using a controller;
• displaying the total value of the funds to a user of the kiosk;
• permitting the user to select a desired merchant from amongst a plurality of available merchant selections via a user input device;
• printing, using a printing device, a graphic associated with the selected merchant on a portable storage medium print area of a portable storage medium, the portable storage medium comprising a storage medium bearing data to which a value relating to the total value is associated;
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• dispensing the portable storage medium bearing the graphic associated with the selected merchant, the portable storage medium having a first value relating to the total value.

A kiosk for transferring funds to a personalized portable storage medium, comprising:

• a coin receiving area configured to receive a batch of loose mixed coins;
• a coin processing module configured, in combination with a controller, to sort the loose mixed coins to determine a total coin value thereof;
• a card processing module configured, in combination with the controller, to receive one or more value cards and determine a total card value associated with the one or more value cards;
• a user-input device;
• a storage device comprising a plurality of articles of a portable storage medium, each portable storage medium comprising a storage medium bearing data to which a value relating to the total coin value and the total card value is associated;
• a display configured, in combination with the controller and controller-executable instructions, to display a plurality of selectable graphic options associated with a plurality of merchants selectable through the user input device;
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• a printing device configured to receive a portable storage medium from the portable storage medium storage device, to print on a print area of the portable storage medium a selected graphic associated with at least one of the plurality of merchants, and to dispense the portable storage medium following printing of the selected graphic.

A kiosk for transferring funds to a personalized portable storage medium, comprising:

• a value input device configured to receive value only from a portable electronic storage device;
• a card processing module configured to receive value from one or more value cards;
• a user-input device configured to facilitate a transfer of a first value from the portable electronic storage device to the kiosk;
• a storage device comprising a plurality of articles of a portable storage medium, each portable storage medium comprising a storage medium configured to store data;
• a display device;
• a controller configured, in combination with controller-executable instructions resident in a memory device associated with the kiosk, to display on the display device a plurality of graphic options selectable through the user input device;
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• a printing device configured to receive a portable storage medium from the portable storage medium storage device, to print on a print area of the portable storage medium the selected graphic, and to dispense the portable storage medium following printing,
• wherein the controller is further configured to determine a total value associated with the portable electronic storage device and the one or more value cards and to associate the dispensed portable storage medium with a value related to the total value.