The system can be advantageously used in "fidelity card"
applications in order to promote propaganda, to award usual custom, to have
a personal management of credit or charged card (pre or post paid). It can
be also integrated with access control system for special applications (such
as clubs, swimming pools, gyms etc.).
The system is remarkably useful: since 1994 it is already working
in many commercial sites whose common ground is to make "faithful"
and award one's own custom. Further, it allows payment in advance by using
a prepaid card.
Emphasis has been put on safety system which is really hard
to violate. Some technical patented solutions prove that CARTA is safer than
Bancomat, credit cards, telephone cards, motorway cards etc.
For your knoweledge, until 31st December 1996, something like
300 CARTA systems of one and more selling points have been set up. Export
in anglophone, francophone, portoguese countries and some of East Europe countries
as well is being carried out.
| Carta System is patented. |
The unique and original features of Carta System have been
recognized and protected by a special Patent. |
| Carta System manages payments with
cards paid in advance. |
This type of card is paid in advance. It gets an initial value defined
by the operator. The total card value is automatically updated while the
customer uses the card. The card value can be increased or recharged by
a simple operation. |
| Carta System handles the open accounts
with the Customers by means of current account cards. |
These Carta cards are delivered to customers with a credit limit defined
by the operator. Detail forms can be printed from time to time. By a charge
operation, any card can be enabled to full credit again. Conventions with
firms are also allowed. |
| Carta System is three times safer.
|
Any important data is stored both on the card stripe, and in the CartaCod
device storage. An additional backup function can be obtained dumping
the memory into a PC. |
| Carta System guarantees the highest
safety level. |
The Carta cards can be used only in the shop (or shop network) that
has given it out. It is not possible to duplicate any card. Lost or stolen
cards can be blocked by the operator. |
| Carta System deals with more than
one shop. |
The Carta cards magnetic stripe contains all the customer financial
data; it is thus possible to use the card in several points of the same
network. |
| Carta cards are a promotional vehicle.
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The Carta cards are customized with the company name that released it. |
| The use of CartaCod base device
is very simple for the operator. |
The CartaCod software is studied to be as simple as possible. The number
of operations is reduced to the essential. Any function key has an intuitive
meaning. ON/OFF switch is also software controlled. |
| CartaCod device keeps on helping
the operator with messages, beeps and leds. |
The display of CartaCod device reports constantly messages for the operator.
Any error is detected and signaled by messages and beeps. Five leds are
used for different messages and automatic hardware diagnostics. |
| For CartaCod devices is possible
limiting the available functions for the operator. |
Some particular functions (i.e. the issue or recharge of cards) can
be forbidden for operators, and allowed only to authorized employee staff. |
| Carta System manages in a simple
way many commercial promotions. |
The Carta promotion cards are delivered to customers. The dealer defines
a charge value to obtain the bonus. When this value is achieved, CartaCod
devices warns the operator. |
| Carta System can be fully integrated
in any shop. |
CartaCod devices can be connected to printer and PC; new features will
be integrated, to give a full answer to the most common software applications. |
| Carta System can be integrated with
an access control system. |
CartaPass access system allows using the same Carta cards to open one
or more controlled gates. |
The
Electronic payment system patented CARTA has been conceived and producted
by ArTech. It works by magnetic cards. 
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