Automatic information, goods and services dispensing system

Details Automatic information, goods and services dispensing system Automatic information, goods and services dispensing system

1984-05-24

1986-01-28

Shaw, Gareth D.

Registers

Systems controlled by data bearing records

Credit or identification card systems

G06F 1500, G06F 1530

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045673594

ABSTRACT:
A system for automatically dispensing information, goods and services to a customer on a self-service basis including a central data processing center in which information on services offered by various institutions in a particular industry is stored. One or more self-service information and sales terminals are remotely linked to the central data processing center and are programmed to gather information from prospective customers on goods and services desired, to transmit to customers information on the desired goods or services from the central data processing center, to take orders for goods or services from customers and transmit them for processing to the central data processing center, to accept payment, and to deliver goods or services in the form of documents to the customer when orders are completed. The central data processing center is also remotely linked to terminals of the various institutions serviced by the system, so that each institution can be kept up-dated on completed sales of services offered by that institution.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3622995 (1971-11-01), Clarke et al.
patent: 4300040 (1981-11-01), Gould
patent: 4346442 (1982-08-01), Musmanno
patent: 4359631 (1982-11-01), Lockwood et al.

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