EP 2348492 A1 20110727 - Entertainment media rental and return system and a removable storage bin therefor

Title (en)

Entertainment media rental and return system and a removable storage bin therefor

Title (de)

Unterhaltungsmedienleih- und -rückgabesystem und entfernbares Ablagefach dafür

Title (fr)

Système de location et de retour de média de divertissement et son bac de stockage amovible

Publication

EP 2348492 A1 20110727 (EN)

Application

EP 10193029 A 20101129

Priority

US 64173509 A 20091218
US 64175109 A 20091218
US 64179109 A 20091218

Abstract (en)

An entertainment media rental and return system comprises a rental terminal (90) at which a customer can either rent entertainment media (36,38) or return entertainment media (36,38) which has been previously rented from the rental terminal (90), a return terminal (10) at which a customer can only return entertainment media (36,38) which has been previously rented from the rental terminal (90), and a removable storage bin (40) interchangeable between the terminals (10,90) and arranged to (i) receive entertainment media (36,38) which has been returned by a customer at the return terminal (10) when the bin (40) is installed in the return terminal (10), (ii) receive entertainment media (36,38) which has been returned by a customer at the rental terminal (90) when the bin (40) is installed in the rental terminal (90), and (iii) provide entertainment media (36,38) which is available to be rented to a customer at the rental terminal (90) when the bin (40) is installed in the rental terminal (90).

IPC 8 full level

G07F 7/00 (2006.01); G07F 7/06 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G07F 7/069 (2013.01); G07F 11/62 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

[Y] DE 202004005815 U1 20050818 - KLIMEK FRANK G [DE], et al
[Y] US 2005192829 A1 20050901 - ZANDT MICHAEL V [US], et al
[A] JP 2007219597 A 20070830 - TOSHIBA TEC KK
[A] FR 2777380 A1 19991015 - ROBUC [FR]
[A] WO 2006130638 A2 20061207 - VIGIX [US], et al

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2348492 A1 20110727; EP 2348492 B1 20140226

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 10193029 A 20101129