John Bonet - Berlin CT, US William Hodge - Newington CT, US Jonathan Platt - Southington CT, US John Winchester - Avon CT, US
International Classification:
G06F017/60
US Classification:
705026000
Abstract:
A self-service gift card terminal for the purchase or activation of a gift card, the gift card terminal including a housing having a computer processor disposed in the housing. A user interface coupled to the computer processor provides for self-service interaction between a customer and the gift card terminal. A modem coupled to the computer processor and connectable to a network transmits data to and from the gift card terminal. The gift card terminal also includes means for accepting payment for a gift card purchase. The computer processor is configured to activate a gift card in accordance with a customer request for and purchase of a gift card. A receipt for the transaction is then printed. The self-service gift card terminal provides a convenient terminal from which a customer can purchase and activate a gift card from a plurality of retailers or service providers.
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ting multiplesymptoms of depressionwere no different than his. Jonathan Platt, one of the authors of the paper and a doctoral student in epidemiology at Columbia, said in an interview that while his findings were in line with what they predicted, "I was surprised to see such clear differences. It was
"Our results show that some of the gender disparities in depression and anxiety may be due to the effects of structural gender inequality in the workforce and beyond," said lead author Jonathan Platt from Columbia University in the US.
"I was diagnosed with juvenile diabetes at age 6. I had been losing weight, wetting the bed at night and had extreme thirst. I was always tired and very emotional," Jonathan Platt, an 8-year-old from Tarzana, Calif., said in prepared remarks. "I was thinking, How did I get this disease? I didn't k