EP 0135631 A1 19850403 - Article dispensing apparatus and a method of dispensing articles.
Title (en)
Article dispensing apparatus and a method of dispensing articles.
Title (de)
Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Ausgabe von Waren.
Title (fr)
Dispositif et méthode pour la distribution d'articles.
Publication
Application
Priority
- EP 83305857 A 19830928
- AU 1957183 A 19830926
- CA 437097 A 19830920
Abstract (en)
A dispensing apparatus includes a purchase initiation station (10) and a plurality of remotely located dispensing stations (11). A message carrier is encoded at the initiation station and then presented to a dispensing station where it is read. The information on the carrier corresponds to an article found in a particular receptacle (18), which is thus actuated to dispense that article. The message carrier is then re-encoded to indicate that the article has been dispensed. At the initiation station, the carrier can be read to determine whether a correct article has been dispensed.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
G07F 7/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
G07F 7/00 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- [Y] US 3774743 A 19731127 - HENDRICKSON W
- [Y] US 3653480 A 19720404 - YAMAMOTO MITITAKA, et al
- [A] US 3824544 A 19740716 - SIMJIAN L
- [A] US 3901366 A 19750826 - SCHULLER JAMES T, et al
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH DE FR GB IT LI LU NL SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0135631 A1 19850403; AU 1957183 A 19850404; CA 1217744 A 19870210
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 83305857 A 19830928; AU 1957183 A 19830926; CA 437097 A 19830920