Registers – Systems controlled by data bearing records – Credit or identification card systems
Patent
1989-03-23
1991-08-13
Shaver, Kevin P.
Registers
Systems controlled by data bearing records
Credit or identification card systems
194217, G06B 708
Patent
active
050398482
ABSTRACT:
A machine is for selectively dispensing a plurality of coupons including at least two different inscriptions thereon to be respectively redeemable for at least two different promotions or bargains. The machine includes a cabinet and a display area on the cabinet indicating the different bargains capable of being acquired by redemption of the respective coupons and a specific amount of money required to obtain each respective coupon. Selection buttons mounted on the cabinet are used to select a desired one of the different bargains and the respective coupon therefor. A coin slot and collection box in the cabinet are used to receive various amounts of money. The coupons are stored in the cabinet and are aligned with a coupon dispenser which is capable of dispensing each coupon to the exterior of the cabinet through a slot. A printed circuit board in the cabinet electrically coupled to all of the components includes control circuitry which is capable of determining that the desired one of the different bargains selected by the buttons and that the amount of money for the desired one of the different bargains as selected has been deposited in the coin slot and collection box. The control circuitry then causes the coupon dispenser to dispense the respective coupon for the desired one of the different bargains.
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Audio-Visual Concepts, Inc.
Shaver Kevin P.
Sherman James L.
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