KIOSK ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD

1 . A kiosk comprising:

a housing structure to hold and display one or more consumer items; and

a kiosk computing device to be housed and supported by the housing structure and having a display screen for providing interaction with a consumer, the kiosk computing device to generate a graphical user interface (GUI) to the display screen to:

receive, from the consumer, account information associated with a service provided by at least one of the consumer items using an interactive video segment;

facilitate management of the account using the account information with a service provider computing device administered by a provider of the service;

receive, from the service provider computing device, interactive video segment information for customizing the interactive video segment; and

customize the interactive video segment according to the received interactive video segment information.

2 . The kiosk of claim 1 , wherein the kiosk computing device is executable to:

receive payment information for the service using a monetary processing unit configured on the kiosk; and

facilitate payment for the service with the service provider computing device using the received payment information.

3 . The kiosk of claim 1 , wherein the account comprises a prepaid phone account and the service comprises a mobile phone service.

4 . The kiosk of claim 3 , wherein the kiosk computing device is executable to facilitate activation of the prepaid phone account.

5 . The kiosk of claim 3 , wherein the kiosk computing device is executable to facilitate renewal of the prepaid phone account.

6 . The kiosk of claim 1 , wherein the account comprises a prepaid debit card and service comprises a monetary transaction service provided by the prepaid debit card.

7 . The kiosk of claim 1 , wherein the account comprises a loyalty card account and the service comprises one or more discount offer services provided by the loyalty card account.

8 . The kiosk of claim 1 , wherein the kiosk computing device is executed to communicate with a kiosk management server to facilitate management of the account.

9 . The kiosk of claim 9 , wherein the kiosk management server is executable to manage one or more functions of the kiosk computing device.

10 . The kiosk of claim 1 , wherein the kiosk computing device communicates directly with the service provider computing device to facilitate management of the account.

11 . The kiosk of claim 1 , wherein the housing structure comprises a counter-top housing with a bottom end to be mounted on a counter-top.

12 . The kiosk of claim 1 , wherein the housing structure comprises a floorstand housing with a bottom end to be mounted on a floor.

13 . The kiosk of claim 1 , wherein the housing structure comprises a wall-mount housing configured to be mounted on a wall.

14 . The kiosk of claim 1 , wherein the housing structure comprises a retail display unit to display other sale items related to stored value cards.

15 . The kiosk of claim 1 , wherein the housing structure comprises a retail display housing configured to be mounted on a third party display.

16 . The kiosk of claim 1 , wherein the kiosk computing device is executed to receive, from the service provider computing device, video advertising segment information for customizing a video advertising segment that is played on the kiosk computing device; and

customize the video advertising segment according to the received video advertising segment information.

17 . The kiosk of claim 1 , wherein the provider computing device is executed to:

obtain sales information associated with sales of the service performed by the kiosk computing device; and

display the obtained sales information.

18 . The kiosk of claim 17 , wherein the provider computing device is executed to:

obtain video advertising content information associated with video advertising content that is played on the kiosk computing device; and

display the obtained video advertising information along with the obtained sales information.

19 . A kiosk account management system comprising:

a kiosk management server comprising at least one memory and at least one processor, the at least one memory comprising computer executable instructions configured to, when executed by the processor:

receive account information from a kiosk computing device configured in a kiosk, the account information associated with a service provided by at least one of a plurality of consumer items held and displayed on the kiosk; and

facilitate management of the account using the account information with a service provider computing device administered by a provider of the service;

receive, from the service provider computing device, interactive video segment information for customizing the interactive video segment; and

customize the interactive video segment according to the received interactive video segment information.

20 . The system of claim 19 , wherein the kiosk computing device is executable to:

receive payment information for the service using a monetary processing unit configured on the kiosk; and

facilitate payment for the service with the service provider computing device using the received payment information.

21 . The system of claim 19 , wherein the account comprises a prepaid phone account and the service comprises a mobile phone service.

22 . The system of claim 21 , wherein the kiosk management server is executed to facilitate activation of the prepaid phone account.

23 . The system of claim 20 , wherein the kiosk computing device is executed to facilitate renewal of the prepaid phone account.

24 . The system of claim 20 , wherein the account comprises a prepaid debit card and service comprises a monetary transaction service provided by the prepaid debit card.

25 . The system of claim 19 , wherein the account comprises a loyalty card account and the service comprises one or more discount offer services provided by the loyalty card account.

26 . The system of claim 25 , wherein the kiosk management server is executable to manage one or more functions of the kiosk computing device.

27 . The system of claim 19 , wherein the kiosk management server is executable to:

obtain location information associated a location of the kiosk computing device; and

disable operation of the kiosk computing device when the location information indicates that the kiosk computing device has traveled outside of a specified boundary.

28 . The system of claim 19 , wherein the kiosk management server is executable to:

obtain connectivity information associated a communication connection between the kiosk computing device and the kiosk management server; and

generate an alert message when the connectivity information indicates that the connection has been lost.

29 . A method comprising:

providing a kiosk comprising a housing structure to hold and display one or more consumer items, and a kiosk computing device to be housed and supported by the housing structure and having a display screen for providing interaction with a consumer;

receiving, from the kiosk computing device, account information associated with a service provided by at least one of the consumer items from the consumer; and

facilitating management of the account using the account information with a service provider computing device administered by a provider of the service;

receiving, from the service provider computing device, interactive video segment information for customizing the interactive video segment; and

customizing the interactive video segment according to the received interactive video segment information.

30 . The method of claim 29 , further comprising:

receiving, using the kiosk computing device, payment information for the service using a monetary processing unit configured on the kiosk; and

facilitating payment for the service with the service provider computing device using the received payment information.

31 . The method of claim 29 , further comprising facilitating activation of a prepaid phone account, wherein the account comprises the prepaid phone account and the service comprises a mobile phone service.

32 . The method of claim 31 , further comprising facilitating renewal of the prepaid phone account.

33 . The method of claim 29 , further comprising facilitating activation of a prepaid debit card account, wherein the account comprises the prepaid debit card account and the service comprises a monetary transaction service provided by the prepaid debit card.

34 . The method of claim 33 , further comprising facilitating renewal of the prepaid debit card account.

35 . The method of claim 29 , wherein the account comprises a loyalty card account and the service comprises one or more discount offer services provided by the loyalty card account.

36 . The method of claim 29 , further comprising communicating with a kiosk management server to facilitate management of the account.

37 . The method of claim 36 , further comprising managing one or more functions of the kiosk computing device using the kiosk management server.

38 . The method of claim 29 , further comprising:

receiving, from the service provider computing device, video advertising segment information for customizing a video advertising segment that is played on the kiosk computing device; and

customizing the video advertising segment according to the received video advertising segment information.

39 . The method of claim 29 , further comprising:

obtaining sales information associated with sales of the service performed by the kiosk computing device; and

displaying the obtained sales information.

40 . The method of claim 40 , further comprising:

obtaining video advertising content information associated with video advertising content that is played on the kiosk computing device; and

displaying the obtained video advertising information along with the obtained sales information.