发明名称 |
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DEFINING AND UTILIZING PRODUCT LOCATION IN A VENDING MACHINE |
摘要 |
<p>In accordance with one embodiment, a vending machine comprises a plurality of receptacles for holding units of products, each receptacle operable to hold a respective plurality of units in a series. The vending machine further comprises a dispensing mechanism operable to dispense, from each receptacle, a first unit in the respective plurality of units, the dispensing mechanism thereby being operable to dispense only a first unit from the respective series at a time. The vending machine further comprises a means for determining, for a unit, information allowing a relationship among the unit and a location of the unit in the receptacle to be determined.</p> |
申请公布号 |
EP1810175(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2007.07.25 |
申请号 |
EP20040789534 |
申请日期 |
2004.09.30 |
申请人 |
WALKER DIGITAL, LLC |
发明人 |
WALKER, JAY, S.;TEDESCO, DANIEL, E.;LEE, SIH, Y.;SIGNORELLI, PAUL;JORASCH, JAMES, A. |
分类号 |
G06F17/00 |
主分类号 |
G06F17/00 |
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