Global Patent Index - EP 0830655 B1

EP 0830655 B1 20010829 - TESTING APPARATUS OR OTHER SIMILAR APPARATUS

Title (en)

TESTING APPARATUS OR OTHER SIMILAR APPARATUS

Title (de)

PRÜFUNGSVORRICHTUNG ODER DERGLEICHEN

Title (fr)

APPAREIL DE TEST OU AUTRE APPAREIL SIMILAIRE

Publication

EP 0830655 B1 20010829 (EN)

Application

EP 96913763 A 19960502

Priority

  • SE 9600571 W 19960502
  • SE 9501642 A 19950502
  • SE 9501643 A 19950503

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9635193A1] A testing apparatus which is arranged to execute selectively commandable preprogrammed operations comprises a credit memory (12) for storing a credit balance and input means (14, 16) for inputting a credit code defining a predetermined credit sum into the apparatus which is arranged, upon an input of a credit code, to check the validity of said code (block 31) and, if the code is found to be valid, to increase the stored credit balance by the sum corresponding to said code (block 34), the apparatus being further arranged, upon a command for an operation subject to a charge, to check whether the stored credit balance amounts at least to a sum corresponding to the stipulated charge for said operation and to permit an execution of said operation only if this is the case (block 22) and to decrease the stored credit balance by said sum (block 26) in connection with the execution of said operation (block 25).

IPC 1-7

G07F 7/02

IPC 8 full level

G07F 7/00 (2006.01); G07F 7/08 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G07F 7/0866 (2013.01); G07F 7/0873 (2013.01); G07F 17/0042 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB IT LI NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9635193 A1 19961107; AT E205001 T1 20010915; AU 5661596 A 19961121; DE 69614850 D1 20011004; DE 69614850 T2 20020411; EP 0830655 A1 19980325; EP 0830655 B1 20010829

DOCDB simple family (application)

SE 9600571 W 19960502; AT 96913763 T 19960502; AU 5661596 A 19960502; DE 69614850 T 19960502; EP 96913763 A 19960502