A system for automated, attendant-free customer interface for services such as laundry and dry cleaning processing or rental of items such as videotapes enables customers to order services and pick up processed orders using a general purpose, undedicated credit card. A retrieval device upon appropriate...http://www.google.co.uk/patents/US4803348?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US4803348 - Automated customer interface for services involving drop-off and pickup
