Visual voucher communication systems and methods
AssigneeNCR Corporation
InventorRobert Thomas Borucki
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Abstract
Various embodiments each include at least one of systems, devices, methods, and software for visual voucher communication systems and methods. One such embodiment includes receiving an entry request with an account identifier from a requestor and retrieving data of a voucher from a voucher database based on the account identifier and a current voucher requirement. In such embodiments, when voucher data is retrieved, the voucher data is transmitted to the requestor. However, when no voucher data is retrieved and at least one voucher is available, the method includes transmitting a voucher procurement option to the requestor. Otherwise, when no voucher data is retrieved and no voucher is available, data representative thereof is transmitted to the requestor.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- receiving an entry request with an account identifier from a requestor;
- retrieving data of a voucher from a voucher database based on the account identifier and a current voucher requirement;
- when voucher data is retrieved, transmitting the voucher data to the requestor;
- when no voucher data is retrieved and at least one voucher is available, transmitting a voucher procurement option to the requestor;
- and
- when no voucher data is retrieved and no voucher is available, transmitting data representative thereof to the requestor.
A method comprising:
- retrieving, via a network, data of a voucher from a voucher database based on an account identifier and a current voucher requirement received via a radio transceiver device in an entry request;
- when voucher data is retrieved, transmitting the voucher data to the requestor via the radio transceiver device;
- and
- when no voucher data is retrieved, transmitting data representative thereof to the requestor.
A device comprising:
- at least one network interface device;
- at least one radio transceiver device included therein or coupled thereto;
- at least one processor and at least one memory device;
- and
- an instruction set accessible in the at least one memory device and executable by the at least one processor to perform data processing activities, the data processing activities comprising:
- retrieving, via the at least one network interface device, data of a voucher from a voucher database based on an account identifier and a current voucher requirement received in an entry request via the at least one radio transceiver device;
- when voucher data is received, transmitting the voucher data to the requestor via the at least one radio transceiver device;
- and
- when no voucher data is retrieved, transmitting data representative thereof to the requestor via the at least one radio transceiver device.
The device of claim 19, wherein the visual voucher data includes an identifier of an image for presentation via a display device of a mobile device as a visual voucher.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.