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(11) EP 2 045 785 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
29.04.2009 Bulletin 2009/18

(43) Date of publication A2:
08.04.2009 Bulletin 2009/15

(21) Application number: 08380278.5

(22) Date of filing: 26.09.2008
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G07F 11/02(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA MK RS

(30) Priority: 27.09.2007 ES 200702536

(71) Applicant: Zalbide Elustondo, Pedro
20305- Irún, Guipúzcoa (ES)

(72) Inventor:
  • Zalbide Elustondo, Pedro
    20305- Irún, Guipúzcoa (ES)

(74) Representative: Carvajal y Urquijo, Isabel et al
Clarke, Modet & Co. Goya 11
28001 Madrid
28001 Madrid (ES)

   


(54) Fresh menu dispensing machine


(57) The invention relates to a fresh menu dispensing system, comprising a dispensing machine (1) with a control unit (9) connected remotely to a control centre (10). The machine (1) has compartments (2) with the products (3) to be dispensed, each product (3) with a unique identifier; weighing means (7) in each compartment (2) responsible for weighing the products (3) and sending said information to the control centre (10); and reading means (6) reading the unique identifier of the products (3). The control centre (10) has a database in which each unique identifier of the product (3) has information assigned thereto with the expiry date of each product (3), the prefixed weight of the product (3) and the type of product that it is. The control centre (10) has the inventory of the machine in real time, updated when the products (3) are removed from or replaced in the machine (1). The machine (1) only dispenses products (3) with a valid expiry date.







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