Self-service transaction system for integrated printing services

Abstract

A self-service transaction system integrating printing services includes a multimedia terminal, which has at least one application unit. The application unit is used to execute a printing job based on printing information and provides multiple payment selection modules, each of which corresponds to at least one payment job. After the payment job is completed, a printing control signal is generated to drive a printing device to execute the printing job.

Claims

1. A self-service transaction system integrating printing services, comprising: a multimedia terminal unit having at least one application unit, the application unit being used to execute a printing job based on printing information, and the application unit providing multiple payment selection modules, wherein each payment selection module corresponds to at least one payment job, and after the application unit completes the payment job, it generates a printing control signal to drive a printing device to execute the printing job.

2. The self-service transaction system for integrated printing services as described in claim 1, wherein the printing device is used to print out the electronic file corresponding to the printing information, and the printing device can be installed inside the multimedia terminal or around the multimedia terminal.

3. The self-service transaction system for integrated printing services as described in claim 1, wherein the application unit includes at least: a document retrieval module for receiving retrieval information and obtaining an electronic file to be printed; a print control module connected to the document retrieval module for automatically generating the print control signal to drive the printing device to perform the printing operation; and a payment selection module connected to the print control module for providing multiple payment selection modules, each payment selection module corresponding to at least one payment operation.

4. The self-service transaction system for integrated printing services as described in claim 3, wherein the payment operation is a counter payment mechanism or an electronic ticket self-service payment mechanism.

5. The self-service transaction system for integrated printing services as described in claim 4, wherein the multimedia terminal is connected to a scanner with a sensing area, and the application unit further includes an electronic ticket deduction module connected to the payment selection module, for sensing an electronic ticket via the sensing area of ​​the scanner and executing a contactless deduction procedure.

6. The self-service transaction system for integrated printing services as described in claim 5, wherein the application unit further comprises an automatic top-up module connected to the electronic ticket deduction module, the automatic top-up module being used to automatically trigger a top-up procedure to replenish the balance and complete the deduction when the balance of the electronic ticket is insufficient to pay a transaction amount.

7. The self-service transaction system for integrated printing services as described in claim 6, wherein the funds for the top-up process triggered by the automatic top-up module are from the self-service top-up function of a co-branded card or financial account linked to the electronic ticket.

8. The self-service transaction system for integrated printing services as described in claim 6, wherein the application unit further comprises a transaction result processing module connected to the electronic ticket deduction module and the automatic value-added module, for driving the printing device to print a deduction receipt when the contactless deduction procedure is successful, and driving the printing device to print a payment slip to guide the counter payment mechanism when the contactless deduction procedure fails.

9. The self-service transaction system for integrated printing services as described in claim 3, wherein the retrieval information received by the document retrieval module can be a retrieval code or a retrieval barcode, wherein the retrieval code is entered through a touch screen of the multimedia terminal, and the retrieval barcode is automatically identified by a scanner of the multimedia terminal.

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