Automatic transaction system with a dynamic display and methods of its operation
US5831862A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 5, 1996 |
| Grant date | Nov 3, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 5, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07F9/023
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An automatic transaction apparatus, such as a vending machine, containing a current inventory of products for purchase and including a display unit. The current product inventory stored in the apparatus is monitored and representations of products appearing on the display unit are changed in response to monitoring the current product inventory. Methods of operating the automatic transaction apparatus are also disclosed.
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