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WO/2012/107944A1
A control device for easy payment systems of automatic vending machines, comprising a payment unit (1), provided with a slot (10) for positioning a coin, said coin being diverted and channeled up to reach a coin acceptor (2), connected t...  
WO/2012/062827A1
A point of sale system uses change from cash transactions to, upon the approval of a customer, purchase a lottery stake. The system generates a receipt for both the point of sale transaction and the lottery stake purchase. The receipt in...  
WO/2011/078765A1
A customer serving system comprises a service counter or customer counter A. This is in connection with a work station B, which is adapted to be used by a service person, such that transfer of information between the customer counter and...  
WO/2010/131967A1
A support that serves for securely hanging up a coat or other object. This support contains a small hook or other mechanism from which an object can be hung and a mechanism that can lock at least one end of a cable. This cable locks the ...  
WO/2010/100339A1
The invention relates to an automatic object dispenser, comprising a wall with an opening for passing an object therethrough, a trapdoor (TA) for blocking the opening, and an actuator for moving the trapdoor (TA). According to the invent...  
WO/2010/097745A1
A control system for managing access of users (60) to a plurality of restricted areas (75) via the use of rights to access (20) comprises at least one manager module, including a central processing unit (50), configured for issuing and c...  
WO/2010/082459A1
Disclosed is terminal equipment with which the control parameters of a paper currency identification device can be easily and individually set. The terminal equipment (100) is provided with: a first connector (120) for communicating with...  
WO/2010/076357A1
The system consists of a control device which is intended to be installed in coin-operated or vending mechanisms and is formed from a casing (5), inside which there is a circuit in which a microprocessor (6) participates for the purpose ...  
WO/2010/063209A1
An automatic selling system for hotel and guest house comprises several vending machines with a human-computer interactive interface and a host computer (2) which has management function and could operate, control, monitor and save infor...  
WO/2010/038635A1
A currency discriminating device having a reduced possibility of accepting a counterfeit currency and minimizing a decrease in sales opportunities caused by insertion of a counterfeit currency. A currency discriminating device is provide...  
WO/2010/034850A1
Symmetrical lock which can be operated by means of two coins, consisting of a casing with two slots for the insertion of respective coins and a tongue displaceable in a left/right direction. It is characterized in that: a) the casing has...  
WO/2009/138538A1
The invention relates to an apparatus for the automatic dispensing and semi-automatic repositioning of commercial products of the type displayed in parallelepiped cases, such as certain pharmaceutical, electronic or food products. The ap...  
WO/2009/055885A2
Automatic coin counter device contains a coin safe (2) with a counting device (3), allowing the user to count the entry and exit of deposited values (1) on the coin safe (2), a counting device (3), an entry hole for coins (4), a canal (5...  
WO/2009/035322A1
The invention relates to a method of vending and authorizing age-restricted goods from a vending system. The vending system comprises a vending machine and a video camera, or equivalent means, for capturing an image of a person desiring ...  
WO/2009/035321A1
The invention relates to an age verification terminal configured for verifying the age of a person and providing a purchase ticket for purchasing an age-restricted item is proposed. The terminal comprises a video camera configured for ca...  
WO/2007/129291A1
A vending machine (10) for dispensing individual portions of a frangible food product, such as eggs, has a housing (11) in which a plurality of lockable compartments (13) is arranged. A coin input mechanism (17) and an LCD screen (23) ar...  
WO/2007/114784A1
Locking system for access to a vending machine, such locking system comprising: - an opening handle for guiding of a movable lock means between a locked position and an unlocked position, wherein a door on the vending machine may be open...  
WO/2007/089749A2
A consumer product dispensing system and method may include a product dispensing unit having a plurality of vending compartments. Each compartment may be adapted to contain a consumer product and may be accessible through a separate door...  
WO/2007/050649A2
Systems and methods for measuring consumption of entertainment commodities distributed through at least two distribution channels by at least one distribution network operator to one or more media receivers. The methods include collectin...  
WO/2007/042575A1
A coin dispensing apparatus, which ejects coins by squeezing them substantially chordally between an element on a rotor and an ejector, has a variable height rotor (3), an improved two-part coin ejector (10a, 10b). A optical sensor for d...  
WO/2006/130009A1
A device for a mini bar is described that can be operated by a customer to remove goods with the removal being registered by the mini bar operator simultaneously, and possibly invoiced, and is characterised in that the mini bar is a prod...  
WO/2006/113533A2
A dispensing system for dispensing items. The system includes a base that has first and second compartments. The base can rotate about an axis. An item can be stored in one of the first and second compartments. The system also includes a...  
WO/2006/108696A2
The invention relates to a device for the storage, collection and dispensing of coins (11, 12, 26), comprising at least one magazine for the controlled reception and storage and controlled return of the coins and an overflow for the disp...  
WO/2006/090176A1
A vending machine system and method of operating such a system that allows for pre-payment of vending goods using a Chip & PIN payment card and comprises; a main processor; a card reader; means for entering personal identification data a...  
WO/2006/079666A1
The invention relates to an article-dispensing machine. The inventive machine comprises: a structure (1), a removable container (2) for articles, and a dispensing mechanism on the base of the container (2), which is actuated by an actuat...  
WO/2006/068178A1
A merchandise discharge device body has a detection means for directly or indirectly detecting discharge of merchandise and an RFID (Radio Frequency Identification), where the merchandise discharge device body transmits power of an opera...  
WO/2006/068176A1
An automatic vending machine in which a to-be-discharged merchandise holding member is operated by operation power by a handle after a coin is inserted and the merchandise is discharged by the operation of the holding member. The automat...  
WO/2006/050808A1
A device (1) for managing information intended for users of vending machines, comprising: at least one product vending machine (2); information display means (3) associated with the at least one vending machine; and processing means (7) ...  
WO/2006/038311A1
A simply formed and inexpensive coin sorting device capable of switching the stored number of coins and returning the coins thereto without using a return button. The body (2) of the coin sorting device (1) is so formed that a coin inlet...  
WO/2006/038294A1
A coin sorting apparatus capable of switching the stored quantity of coins and returning the coins without using a return button. The device body (2) of the coin sorting apparatus (1) comprises a coin throw-in slot (35) and a coin ejecti...  
WO/2006/021825A1
A communication control unit (20) for a vending machine, the vending machine comprising a central controller, at least one peripheral element (12, 32) and means capable of receiving external instructions, wherein the communication contro...  
WO/2006/015995A1
The invention relates to a coin selector for coin- or token-operated dispensing machines and to a set of components for the assembly thereof. The inventive selector consists of: a base (20) and a cover comprising two slots (18, 19) for c...  
WO/2005/119604A1
The present invention relates to storage devices for automatic cash register systems (199); coins are stored in storage devices (5) at least one station, such as a checkout (220), a safe (208), etc., in the shop; the automatic cash regis...  
WO/2005/116943A1
A point of sale (POS) terminal has a rear unit with a number of interface ports and a removeable unit that may be slid out from the terminal. Power is supplied to peripherals through the rear unit, via the removeable unit, and the rear u...  
WO/2005/106811A1
The invention relates to apparatus for decreasing the circulation of money of small denominations and coins, especially for use at retail sales points. The apparatus comprises an input unit (40) adapted for inputting the amount to be pai...  
WO/2005/104046A1
A cash recycling machine (10) has an input hopper (19) for feeding batches of mixed coinage to a coin sorter (21) for sorting, counting and directing coins into a plurality of bulk coin storage receptacles (31, 32, 33, 34). From there, t...  
WO/2005/086372A1
An automatic vending machine communication system (1) includes automatic vending machines (10a-10d) forming an ad hoc network (40) and a make-up device (20) capable of communicating with the automatic vending machines. Each of the automa...  
WO/2005/081192A1
In a cash-handling environment, a method of ratifying a first sum of cash taken from an intelligent cash register with a second sum of cash deposited in an intelligent safe, the method comprising providing communication means between the...  
WO/2005/074430A2
A system coupled to one or more vending machines, such as soft drink vending machines, via a wireless data link can acquire operational vending data, for example sales data, hardware status, and product temperature. The system can compil...  
WO/2005/073930A2
Disclosed is a drink dispensing device. Data is exchanged with a data bank by means of a telecommunication unit (5) which transfers data from a physically remote location via a telecommunication network, in order to automatically order c...  
WO/2005/064554A1
A method of determining completion of coin insertion, capable of easily and reliably determining completion of insertion of a required number of coins for purchasing a commercial article. A coin stay section (105) is constructed such tha...  
WO/2005/041134A2
A method and system for processing currency bills and coins in a cash receptacle for automatically determining a batch of currency. An operator provides an amount of cash, including currency bills and coins, and indicates a target amount...  
WO/2005/034051A1
Self-contained automatic note-handling apparatus designed for a cash register system (1), which apparatus (2) comprises a storage device (15) for storage of notes (3), an inputting and issuing unit (19) for inputting notes (3) to and iss...  
WO/2005/031659A2
A money managing system for use in a business setting is provided that allows for automated ordering, payment and receipt of change. In a fast food setting, a customer uses a user interface unit (410) to enter an order, indicate the comp...  
WO/2005/017700A2
An embodiment of the present invention provides a business transaction reporting system for use in tracking revenue from entertainment commodities distributed by one or more distribution parties. The distribution of the entertainment com...  
WO/2005/015510A1
Dispensing system with at least on dispenser (1) for articles that are available to be dispensed, preferably in form of a mini bar, an administering system for billing articles and/or administering the stock of the articles to be dispens...  
WO/2004/114049A2
A minibar system for supplying a plurality of inventory items, including a plurality of minibars. Each of the minibars having a control syste and a minibar power modem. The control system being configured to monitor a removal of one of t...  
WO/2004/111561A1
The refrigerator and the system are applicable in hotels and chains of hotels. The refrigerator has a high degree of intelligence and is convenient for servicing. The system enhances the efficiency of servicing numerous refrigerators in ...  
WO/2004/109607A2
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 a...  
WO/2004/107129A2
In accordance with one or more embodiments, a promotion redeemable at a vending machine is determined. The promotion comprises an offer distinct from a general offer to sell products from the vending machine at posted prices. The promoti...  

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