Patent · US Expired

Document dispenser operational program downloading

US5867394A · kind A · utility

93Cited by
27References
25Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 1, 1996
Grant dateFeb 2, 1999
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Expiry dateMar 1, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F3/1285
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A document dispensing system comprising an operational program data transfer device and a document dispenser having a document variables data input terminal, a document printer, a digital data input port coupled to the operational program data transfer device, an operational program storage device, a reprogram storage device, and a digital controller programmed to store new operational program data in the operational program storage device and to control the document printer in accordance with the document variables data and the new operational program data. A replacement document dispenser operational program is downloaded from the data transfer device to the operational program data storage device via the digital data input port.

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