METHOD FOR ELECTRONICALLY VENDING, DISTRIBUTING, AND RECHARGING OF PRE-PAID VALUE, A VENDING MACHINE AND AN ELECTRONIC SYSTEM FOR USE THEREIN - Patent 1010148

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EP 1 010 148 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	21.06.2000 Bulletin 2000/25

(21)	Application number: 98917368.7

(22)	Date of filing: 15.04.1998

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: G07F 17/16, G07F 7/08

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/GB9801/096

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 9847/112 (22.10.1998 Gazette 1998/42)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

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Priority:

15.04.1997 ZA 9703188
13.10.1997 ZA 9709130

(71)	Applicants:
	Stratex/Paradigm (UK) Limited Victoria,London SW1V 1JZ (GB) Non Can Jam Trading (PTY) Limited Nirvana,Pietersburg 0699 (ZA) Miller, Ian Hugh Rex Fairland,Johannesburg 2195 (ZA)

(72)	Inventors:
	MILLER, Ian, Hugh, Rex Johannesburg 2195 (ZA) RUDMAN, George, Deon Northcliff 2115 (ZA) MACKENZI, Donald, Alistair Pietersburg 0699 (ZA)

(74)	Representative: Bowman, Paul Alan
	LLOYD WISE, TREGEAR & CO.,Commonwealth House,1-19 New Oxford Street London WC1A 1LW London WC1A 1LW (GB)

(54)	METHOD FOR ELECTRONICALLY VENDING, DISTRIBUTING, AND RECHARGING OF PRE-PAID VALUE, A VENDING MACHINE AND AN ELECTRONIC SYSTEM FOR USE THEREIN