Apparatus and method for improved vending machine inventory maintenance
US6980887B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 31, 2001 |
| Grant date | Dec 27, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 14, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07F9/002
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Inventory maintenance is improved for a system of one or more vending machines by providing one or more vending machines with unique identifiers, and means for collecting and transmitting information concerning goods dispensed and other status to a remote location where processing means provide an efficient service schedule.
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