Cash dispensing method and system for merchandise delivery facility

A method performed at a facility accessible to customers, wherein the facility includes

• an order location adapted to receive a customer order for a merchandise product,
• a request location, wherein the request location includes a self-service machine, wherein the request location is adapted to receive a customer request for a cash withdrawal,
• a pickup location, wherein the pickup location is disposed from the request location wherein the pickup location includes an automated dispensing machine, wherein the dispensing machine is adapted to dispense at least one item of monetary value, wherein the automated dispensing machine is customer accessible,
• a merchandise delivery location, wherein the merchandise delivery location is disposed from the order location and the request location,
• wherein at least one of the order location, request location, pickup location, and merchandise delivery location is accessible to a customer while another of the order location, request location, pickup location, and merchandise delivery location is accessible to another customer,
• wherein the method comprises:
• (a) ordering a merchandise product at the order location,
• (b) requesting a cash withdrawal via at least one customer accessible input device at the request location,
• (c) dispensing at least one item of monetary value at the pickup location, wherein the pickup location is operatively interfaced with the request location, wherein the amount of monetary value dispensed depends on the value of the merchandise product ordered in (a) and the value of the cash requested in (b),
• (d) subsequent to (b), delivering the ordered merchandise product at the merchandise delivery location.

A method comprising:

• (a) ordering a merchandise product,
• (b) inputting through at least one customer accessible input device a request for a cash withdrawal from an account,
• (c) subsequent to (a) and (b), receiving at a location at a facility only a portion of the requested cash, wherein the value of cash received depends on the value of the merchandise product ordered in (a) and the value of the cash requested in (b), wherein the location is remote from the at least one input device,
• (d) subsequent to (a) and (b), receiving at the facility the merchandise product ordered in (a).

A method performed at a facility accessible to customers, wherein the facility includes at least one customer order station and a cash delivery station arranged along a vehicle drive-through lane, wherein the cash delivery station is remote from at least one customer order station,

• wherein the method comprises:
• (a) ordering at least one food product at a customer order station;
• (b) ordering cash via at least one customer accessible input device at a customer order station;
• (c) dispensing an amount of cash at the cash delivery station from an automated cash dispensing device responsive to both the order in (a) and the order in (b), wherein the cash dispensing device is customer accessible.

A method comprising

• (a) receiving an order for a merchandise product at a customer order station at a facility;
• (b) receiving a request for a cash withdrawal from an account via at least one customer accessible input device at the customer order station;
• (c) dispensing at a cash pickup station at least a portion of the requested cash from an automated cash dispensing device responsive to the order in (a) and the request in (b), wherein the cash dispensing device is customer accessible, and wherein the cash pickup station is disposed from the customer order station at the facility;
• (d) subsequent to (a) and (b), delivering the merchandise product ordered in (a) at a merchandise product pickup station, wherein the merchandise product pickup station is disposed from the customer order station and the cash pickup station at the facility, and wherein at least one of the customer order station, cash pickup station, and merchandise product pickup station is accessible to a customer while another of the customer order station, cash pickup station, and merchandise product pickup station is accessible to another customer.

A method performed at a facility accessible to customers, wherein the facility includes

• a customer order station, wherein the customer order station is adapted to receive a customer order for a merchandise product, wherein the customer order station is adapted to receive a customer request for a cash withdrawal from an account, and wherein the customer order station includes at least one customer accessible input device;
• a cash pickup station, wherein the cash pickup station includes an automated cash dispensing device, wherein the cash dispensing device is customer accessible, and wherein the cash pickup station is disposed from the customer order station at the facility;
• a merchandise product pickup station, wherein the merchandise product pickup station is disposed from the customer order station and the cash pickup station at the facility, and wherein at least one of the customer order station, cash pickup station, and merchandise product pickup station is accessible to a customer while another of the customer order station, cash pickup station, and merchandise product pickup station is accessible to another customer;
• wherein the method comprises:
• (a) indicating a merchandise product order at the customer order station;
• (b) indicating a request for a cash withdrawal from an account via the at least one input device at the customer order station;
• (c) dispensing at the cash pickup station at least a portion of the requested cash from the automated cash dispensing device responsive to the request in (b);
• (d) subsequent to (a) and (b), delivering the merchandise product ordered in (a) at the merchandise product pickup station.