David E Farrell

US Patent:

20070083381, Apr 12, 2007

Filed:

Oct 12, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/248811

Inventors:

David Farrell - Boca Raton FL, US
Josh Applebaum - Boca Raton FL, US
Derek Assaf - Boca Raton FL, US

International Classification:

G06Q 99/00
G06Q 20/00

US Classification:

705001000, 705016000

Abstract:

A central information processing system and method that issues receipts or tickets that can be securely validated at points of redemption. The method and system couple a client system with a server system and also couple at least one Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) reader to the client system. The method and system read at least one identifier from a sheet with a RFID tag embedded therein with the RFID reader. The method and system also send the at least one identifier from the client system to the server system and receive from the server system at least one receipt image for printing on the paper with the RFID tag embedded therein. The method and system also print, at the client system, a receipt containing ticket information received from the server system. The server system further accepts at least one identifier that was read from a Radio Frequency Identification tag that was read from a sheet at the client system, records the at least one identifier, sends to the client system, in response to the accepting, at least one receipt image. Validation of the receipt or ticket includes reading, at a point of delivery, the at least one identifier from the Radio Frequency Identification tag and providing, in response to reading the at least one identifier, at least one of a good and a service.