EP 3236438 A1 20171025 - CARD RECYCLING
Title (en)
CARD RECYCLING
Title (de)
KARTENRECYCLING
Title (fr)
RECYCLAGE DE CARTE
Publication
Application
Priority
EP 16305464 A 20160421
Abstract (en)
A self-service terminal (20) comprises a user interface (23). A method of operating the terminal (20) comprises receiving (51) a card (10) from a user and receiving (55) input, via the user interface (23), indicating that a user wishes to recycle the card. The method retains (59) the card (10) at the terminal (20) based on the received input. The terminal may communicate (58) with the card (10) to block the card from performing further transactions before retaining the card at the terminal (20). The terminal may store the card in a card storage receptacle within the terminal (20) which is dedicated to storing cards for recycling. The method may display (54) a menu option on the user interface (23) of the terminal for a user to recycle a card. The method may determine whether to display the menu option on the user interface (23) based on an expiry date of the card (10).
IPC 8 full level
G07F 19/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
G07F 19/21 (2013.01)
Citation (applicant)
US 2014279555 A1 20140918 - GUILLAUD PHILIPPE [US]
Citation (search report)
- [I] US 2004178260 A1 20040916 - SCARAFILE PIETRO [IT], et al
- [A] US 3761682 A 19730925 - BARNES T, et al
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
BA ME
DOCDB simple family (publication)
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 16305464 A 20160421