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US 10332205
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Patent Overview: US10332205B1
Title: Bitcoin kiosk/ATM device and system and method of using the same
Patent number / application: US10332205B1, application US13/942,930
Assignee: Current assignee listed as RRIP Industries LLC (originally filed by individual inventors Mark Russell and John W. Russell)
Key dates: Priority/filing date 2013-07-16; granted 2019-06-25; legal status listed as active with an adjusted expiration of 2035-10-06 (the source notes legal status is an assumption, not a legal conclusion).
Purpose: The patent describes a standalone Bitcoin kiosk/ATM that lets users buy and sell Bitcoin without needing a third-party financial institution such as a bank. Bitcoin is described as a decentralized digital currency managed by an internet peer-to-peer network rather than a central bank.
Plain-language scope (from the supplied description): One embodiment is a self-contained unit within a housing (standalone, wall-mounted, or wall-embedded) containing a bill validator, bill dispenser, printer, code scanner, touch screen display, a processor/controller, and internet connection means (e.g., a wireless modem), optionally with backup power and an RF transceiver for remote devices such as computers, laptops, smartphones, and tablets.
- Buying Bitcoin: the user deposits conventional currency, the device reads a code for a destination digital account, the device confirms it holds sufficient Bitcoin, and prints a receipt. If inventory is insufficient, the device may obtain Bitcoin from the spot market via an exchange (the excerpt names Mt. Gox).
- Selling Bitcoin (two stages): first, the user enters a desired amount of conventional currency, a transaction is created in a database, the user sends Bitcoin to an address assigned to the device, and a redemption receipt is printed; second, the receipt is scanned, compared to the database, the user's Bitcoin is network-confirmed, the receipt is checked as unredeemed, and cash is dispensed.
- Systems: multiple devices and a central computer/server may form a network, with computing power local or remote.
Source: https://patents.google.com/patent/[US10332205](/patent/US10332205)/en
Not established by this excerpt: The claims themselves, the full specification, exact claim scope, prosecution history, prior-art references, validity, and any litigation or ownership-transfer details.
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