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Title:
【発明の名称】自動販売機を制御するための方法及び装置
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2001520419
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for automatically delivering a combination of products from a vending machine at a package price. The method of the present invention includes the step of receiving a package identifier. The method also includes the steps of identifying a set of products corresponding to the package identifier and determining a package price corresponding to the identified set of products. The method further includes the steps of outputting a signal representing the package price and outputting a signal representing an instruction to dispense a unit of each identified product. An apparatus is also disclosed to carry out the method steps of the present invention.

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Inventors:
Walker, Jay, S
Tedesco, Daniel, Yi
Jorash, James, A
Lek, Robert, Earl
Application Number:
JP2000516293A
Publication Date:
October 30, 2001
Filing Date:
October 08, 1998
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Assignee:
Walker Digital, LLC
International Classes:
G07F9/00; G06Q20/00; G07C15/00; G07F5/24; G07F9/02; G07F17/32; G07G1/00; G07G1/12; G07G5/00; (IPC1-7): G07F9/00; G06F17/60
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Akira Asamura (3 outside)