发明名称 |
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A VENDING MACHINE |
摘要 |
A solution comprising cost-effective methods and techniques for converting a traditional vending machine into a vending machine with a graphical user interface, multimedia advertising and info kiosk capabilities. A key aspect of this invention is the integration of a consumer DVD player in a vending machine, in which the graphical user interface is implemented as DVD Menu structures stored on a DVD disc that also contains the video clips. Another aspect of this invention, is the changed logic of a traditional vending machine to delay item dispense until a video clip has been played. The present invention provides interfacing methods between a DVD player, a Vending Machine Controller and an optional microcontroller. These methods can be used to implement a communication protocol between a DVD player and a microcontroller. The methods and techniques of the invention can be integrated in an MDB peripheral device of a vending machine.
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申请公布号 |
WO2009006705(A4) |
申请公布日期 |
2009.03.05 |
申请号 |
WO2007BE00074 |
申请日期 |
2007.07.06 |
申请人 |
FELIQUE, PASCAL;FELIQUE, CHRISTIAN |
发明人 |
FELIQUE, PASCAL;FELIQUE, CHRISTIAN |
分类号 |
G07F9/02;G06F9/445;G11B19/02;G11B19/08;G11B27/00;G11B27/10;G11B31/00 |
主分类号 |
G07F9/02 |
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