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Automatic-philanthropic-contribution-system

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Details

Inventors: Burke, Bertram V.;
Assignee: Every Penny Counts, Inc. (Navesink, NJ)
Primary Examiner: McElheny, Jr.; Donald E.
Assistant Examiner: Tkacs; Stephen R.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Stanger; Leo

An automatic donation system for a sales establishment includes an entry arrangement for entering the price of a product into a cash register and for entering the amount of cash being paid and a calculator for determining the excess cash payment. A card reader keypad receives a card number for accessing data including charity accounts concerning the card, and a computer apportions at least a part of the excess cash payment among said accounts, and then prints out the amounts entered.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION According to a feature of the invention, this object is attained in a system with entry means for entering the price of a product into a cash register and for entering the amount of cash being paid, calculating means for determining the excess cash payment, means for entering a card number and accessing data including accounts concerning the card, apportioning means for apportioning at least a part of the excess cash payment among said accounts, and printout means for printing out the amounts entered.
The invention provides card holders with the ability to save petty cash, have immediate access to the cash, donate to qualified charities, and have the ability to store electronic credits.
According to an embodiment, the invention is available in a wide variety of establishments including retail establishments, restaurants, convenience store, vending machines, entertainment venues, etc.
These and other features of the invention are pointed out in the claims.
Other objects and advantages of the invention will become evident when read in light of the accompanying drawings.

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