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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To change money without purchasing merchandise by an automatic vending machine. SOLUTION: In changing money in an automatic vending machine, the articles of the automatic vending machine are purchased to receive money in change for a balance between the deposited amount of money and merchandise, so that it is necessary to purchase any unnecessary article in a conventional manner. Then, one or more merchandise selection buttons 43 of an automatic vending machine 101 are assigned to the non-discharge of merchandise with price zero so that the automatic vending machine 101 is provided with the money changing function. The money changer and the automatic vending machine are provided with many common components such as a bill insertion port, coin ejection port and paper money discrimination part so that it is possible to achieve the money changing function in an automatic vending machine without adding any additional device. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
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