Patent · US Expired

Vending machine having direct data link to cash dispenser

US6957732B2 · kind B2 · utility

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6Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 6, 2003
Grant dateOct 25, 2005
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Expiry dateDec 22, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG07F19/203
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A system which will allow a bill acceptor and dispenser to be incorporated into a vending machine operating on a standardized vending machine protocol to allow the vending machine to dispense change in the form of coins and/or currency according to the amount of change to be dispensed and the availability of specific denominations of coins and currency.

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