Control apparatus for vending machine
US6339726B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 25, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jan 15, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 25, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07F9/02
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A control apparatus for vending machine free from necessity of replacing the main control program when a new function is to be supplemented to the sub-control units in the control apparatus or when an additional sub-control unit is to be added thereto, thus reducing the costs and labor. The apparatus comprising a main control unit operated by a main control program stored in a main control memory having vacant space, sub-control units controlled by the main control unit, the main control program includes data specifically set for each sub-control unit.
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