Registers – Systems controlled by data bearing records – Mechanized store
Patent
1987-04-23
1989-03-14
Trafton, David L.
Registers
Systems controlled by data bearing records
Mechanized store
235381, 235462, 194217, 221 13, 360 92, G06K 1500
Patent
active
048126292
ABSTRACT:
A video cassette vending machine has a plurality of storage positions which are not user-accessible and a vend position which is user-accessible. A carrier unit is provided for carrying a selected video cassette between one of the storage positons and the vend position. a positioning unit is provided for positioning the carrier unit proximate to a selected storage position in response to user input. An engaging unit fixed to the carrier unit is provided for engaging and disengaging a selected video cassette. A reader unit is provided for identifying a selected video cassette. A microprocessor memory system is provided for recording and processing information about the contents of the storage positions and the identity of the selected video cassette.
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O'Neil James P.
Powell Ken R.
Term-Tronics, Incorporated
Trafton David L.
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