| 摘要 |
<p>A changegiver comprising: an acceptor for accepting coins for payment; a number of coin stores each for storing coins; a control circuit; a dispense outlet; and a dispenser for dispensing coins from the stores into the dispense outlet, under control of the control circuit; in which, in a single payout operation involving the payout of multiple coins, the control circuit is arranged to pay out a first plurality of coins, and to pause until the occurrence of a predetermined condition before paying out a second plurality of coins. The first plurality may be sufficient to occupy a substantial portion of the payout tray but not to overfill it. The predetermined condition may be the elapsing of a predetermined time, or the entry of a predetermined command. <IMAGE></p> |
