| 摘要 |
An unattended automated rental system for articles (305) such as video cassettes includes a storage unit (60) with electrically locked bins (25) for containing rental articles (305). Each bin and its article has an identification code strip (325). A customer terminal (50) having a keyboard (1) and display monitor (5) controlled from a computer (150) permits a customer to review available articles, reserve articles, and select articles for rental. A control module (55) operated by the computer unlocks a selected bin. An article returned to a bin is checked by the control module for its code strip and, if correct, locks the bin. The customer terminal checks customer identification and receives payments. Remote selection terminals (70) may be provided to permit receiving of article information and reservation of articles to be rented. |
