Customer retail apparatus having multiple card reader capability

A retail system comprising:

• a stand-alone attendant-less retail apparatus, further comprising:
• a primary keypad:
• an auxiliary keypad accessible to handicapped individuals;
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• an interface board coupled to said primary keypad and said auxiliary keypad;
• wherein said interface board receives data from said primary and auxiliary keypads and is capable of distinguishing whether said primary or auxiliary keypad is sending data;
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• wherein said interface board processes the incoming data and attaches identification information to an output signal indicating the original source of the input information.

A system for enabling a credit or debit transaction on a fuel dispensing apparatus comprising:

• (a) a primary card reader for receiving data from an information bearing card situated on the exterior housing of the fuel dispensing apparatus;
• p1 (b) an auxiliary card reader for receiving data from an information bearing card situated on the exterior housing of the fuel dispensing apparatus such that said auxiliary card reader is accessible to handicapped individuals;
• (c) a primary keypad proximate to said primary card reader for receiving user input via said primary keypad and forwarding same;
• (d) an auxiliary keypad proximate to said auxiliary card reader such that said auxiliary card reader is accessible to handicapped individuals for receiving user input via said auxiliary keypad and forwarding same;
• (e) an interface board coupled to said primary and auxiliary card readers and said primary and auxiliary keypads wherein said interface board receives data from said primary and auxiliary card readers and said primary and auxiliary keypads and is capable of distinguishing whether said primary or auxiliary card reader or said primary or auxiliary keypad is sending data wherein said interface board processes the incoming data and attaches identification information to an output signal indicating the original source of the input information;
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• (f) a card reader board coupled to said interface board for accepting and processing the output signal from said interface board and forwarding same to a processing device in order to verify and complete the desired transaction.

A system associated with a fuel dispensing apparatus for receiving input relating to fuel dispensing transactions from users, the system comprising:

• (a) a first keypad locatable at a first height on the fuel dispensing apparatus for receiving input from users, the first height being accessible by handicapped users;
• (b) a second keypad locatable at a second height on the fuel dispensing apparatus for receiving input from users, the second height being different from the first height;
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• (c) an interface board coupled to the first and second keypads for identifying whether user input is received through the first keypad or the second keypad.