| 摘要 |
Methods and systems for exchanging various forms of value, including coins, currency, credit, debit, and/or bank account funds, for prepaid cash cards, credit cards, phone cards, and the like. In one embodiment, a value exchange machine includes a coin input region (106), a coin sorting/counting apparatu s (112), a card reader, and a communications facility configured to communicat e (113) with a remote computer network. In another embodiment, a value exchang e system includes one or more of the value exchange machines connected to one or more remote computers via a communications link. A user wishing to purchase, for example, a prepaid cash card can visit one of the value exchange machine s, select the desired transaction (115), and pay for the card with coins, currency, a credit card, a debit card, and/or bank account funds. After confirming payment, the value exchange machine dispenses the card to the use r.
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