| US 7,580,859 B2 | ||
| Intelligent transaction router and process for handling multi-product point of sale transactions | ||
| Theodore F. Economy, Weehawken, N.J. (US); Gregory R. Sturm, Chatham Township, N.J. (US); and Leslie A. Uzar, Blairstown, N.J. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Coinstar E-Payment Services Inc., Bellevue, Wash. (US) | ||
| Filed on Aug. 23, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/923,976. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/497454, filed on Aug. 22, 2003. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0080678 A1, Apr. 14, 2005 | ||
| Int. Cl. G06Q 20/00 (2006.01); H04L 9/32 (2006.01); G07F 7/08 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 705—16 [380/25; 380/23; 380/24; 380/49] | 28 Claims |
| 1. A process for activating a point-of-sale activation (POSA) device, comprising the steps of:
obtaining a point-of-sale activation (POSA) device, the POSA device having identification data stored thereon or therein;
obtaining by a reader the identification data of the obtained POSA device;
commencing by the reader a financial transaction by initiating a communication to communicate with a first processing entity
capable of processing financial transactions;
routing, prior to when communication between the reader and the first processing entity is established, the communication
to a second processing entity capable of activating the POSA device; and
communicating the identification data to the second processing entity to cause the POSA device to be activated.
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