Remote diagnosis and repair of vending machine communication failures
US7325728B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 31, 2005 |
| Grant date | Feb 5, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 22, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07F9/026
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An audit system for a vending machine system is provided. This audit system is configured to retrieve operational data, such as a DEX file, from a vending machine controller in the vending machine system. The audit system is further configured to store a communications log of the data transmitted between the vending machine controller and the audit system. This communications log can be used by an operator at a host system to assist in debugging communication errors between the audit system and the vending machine controller.
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