WO2002091103A3 - Article dispensing apparatus and system providing transaction control, and inventory and security management - Google Patents

Article dispensing apparatus and system providing transaction control, and inventory and security management Download PDF

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WO2002091103A3
WO2002091103A3 PCT/US2001/050675 US0150675W WO02091103A3 WO 2002091103 A3 WO2002091103 A3 WO 2002091103A3 US 0150675 W US0150675 W US 0150675W WO 02091103 A3 WO02091103 A3 WO 02091103A3
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inventory
article dispensing
delivery bin
dispensing apparatus
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Chris Paul Christopher
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F5/00—Coin-actuated mechanisms; Interlocks
    • G07F5/18—Coin-actuated mechanisms; Interlocks specially adapted for controlling several coin-freed apparatus from one place
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F9/00—Details other than those peculiar to special kinds or types of apparatus
    • G07F9/002—Vending machines being part of a centrally controlled network of vending machines
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07G—REGISTERING THE RECEIPT OF CASH, VALUABLES, OR TOKENS
    • G07G1/00—Cash registers
    • G07G1/0036—Checkout procedures

Abstract

An article dispensing system particularly useful for sale of cigarettes either in cashier-executed transactions or self-service transactions in unattended locations, includes a dispensing unit (10) having multiple inventory storage bins (18), a locked delivery bin (20), an access control device to selectively unlock the delivery bin, a conveying device (24) a data input device (29), an interface unit (28) for communicating over a network with a cash register (30) and/or a server. For cashier-executed transactions, inventory selection commands are sent from the register to activate the conveying device. After payment, a command is entered to unlock the delivery bin. For customer-executed transactions, the dispensing unit includes a device, which verifies the patron's age before permitting a transaction to proceed.
PCT/US2001/050675 2000-12-20 2001-12-20 Article dispensing apparatus and system providing transaction control, and inventory and security management WO2002091103A2 (en)

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US20020074397A1 (en) * 2000-12-15 2002-06-20 Matthews Frederick L. Vending machine with age verification means
US20020087413A1 (en) * 2000-09-08 2002-07-04 Agent Ai, Inc. Vending machine adapted to vend age-restricted items
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US5728999A (en) * 1994-06-14 1998-03-17 Advanced Retail Systems Ltd. Vending machine, a vending system and methods for operating same
US5790667A (en) * 1995-01-20 1998-08-04 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Personal authentication method
US20010047223A1 (en) * 2000-04-18 2001-11-29 Metcalf Jonathan H. Vending machine for vending age-restricted products using an authorization card and associated methods
US20020087413A1 (en) * 2000-09-08 2002-07-04 Agent Ai, Inc. Vending machine adapted to vend age-restricted items
US20020074397A1 (en) * 2000-12-15 2002-06-20 Matthews Frederick L. Vending machine with age verification means
US20020108038A1 (en) * 2001-02-05 2002-08-08 Hiroshi Tanaka Mobile unit authenticating method

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