Vending system
US5769269A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 23, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jun 23, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 23, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B2220/2545
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A vending system includes a central service center connectable over phone lines to a plurality of multi-functional vending machines for audio/video and high speed data exchanges, as well as voice exchanges between customers and a service center operator. Each vending machine includes the capability of playing music video and other audio/video presentations in predetermined order or in preferential order in response to on-site and off-site customer selections and vending customer-selected products from inventor storage, such as debit cards, CDs, tape cassette tapes and players, batteries, etc. Each vending machine also includes a printer for printing and dispensing to customers receipts, tickets, facsimile documents, etc.
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