Global Patent Index - EP 0811957 B1

EP 0811957 B1 20031015 - Method for paying products and services

Title (en)

Method for paying products and services

Title (de)

Verfahren zum Bezahlen von Waren und Dienstleistungen

Title (fr)

Méthode pour payer des produits et des services

Publication

EP 0811957 B1 20031015 (DE)

Application

EP 97100832 A 19970121

Priority

CH 141796 A 19960605

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0811957A2] The method involves using a data card (2) containing a memory (9). Information for identification and relating to the state of a measurement device for the goods are written into the memory and are transported in the card to a sales device (3) and transferred to a memory (30) in the sales device. A number of value units corresp. to an amount of money paid and command words are written into the data card's memory by the sales device. The new information is transported to the measurement device by the data card. A throughput of goods (5) from the measurement device (1) is enabled according to the number of new value units.

IPC 1-7

G07F 15/00; G07F 7/08

IPC 8 full level

G07F 7/00 (2006.01); G07F 7/08 (2006.01); G07F 15/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G07F 7/0866 (2013.01); G07F 7/0873 (2013.01); G07F 15/00 (2013.01); G07F 17/0014 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

CH DE ES GB GR LI PT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0811957 A2 19971210; EP 0811957 A3 20020410; EP 0811957 B1 20031015; DE 59710847 D1 20031120; ES 2208776 T3 20040616; PT 811957 E 20040331; TR 199600586 A2 19971221; TR 199600586 A3 19971221

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 97100832 A 19970121; DE 59710847 T 19970121; ES 97100832 T 19970121; PT 97100832 T 19970121; TR 9600586 A 19960716