Integrated dispenser and business machine system
US6704616B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 10, 2003 |
| Grant date | Mar 9, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 10, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2701/1924
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A system for dispensing a predetermined amount of paper product to a customer based on a food order inputted into a business machine at a food service establishment. The system includes a business machine, such as a cash register, linked to a powered paper product dispenser. Each menu item available at the establishment is assigned a number that represents the total number of paper product sheets that a normal customer may need while consuming the item. This number is stored within a memory. A microprocessor contained within either the dispenser or the business machine linked to the dispenser retrieves a command from the memory when a food item key is pressed and provides a signal to the dispenser motor which in turn rotates a feed roller within the dispenser so that the predetermined number of paper product sheets are dispensed to the customer. The system controls the amount of paper product provided to the customer in order to reduce waste.
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