US3801805A
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Automatic money dispensing machine
Assignee: Glory Ltd
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Filing: 1971-12-29
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Granted: 1974-04-02
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Expires: 1991-12-29
Abstract
Abstract An automatic money dispensing machine in which data is registered in a storage register comprising a plurality of digits, and the data to be compared with the dispensed money amount is successively divided into unit data or a unit data group by a data selective circuit, the divided unit data or data group being successively compared in a comparator with the counted content of a dispensed money counting circuit, and dispensation of the money is carried out in accordance with results of the comparison in the comparator. Furthermore, a particular automatic carry circuit is provided which shifts the digit in the storage register of the above-mentioned machine in two ways; one causing shifting of the digit when a coincidence signal is issued from the comparator, and the other causing shifting when the first effective numeral of an amount of money registered in the register is at a digit lower than a comparison reference digit designated in the register.
Inventors
- 👤 Y Hatanaka
- 👤 H Shigemori
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 20:33
CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03K; H03K21/00; H03K21/08; G; G06; G06M; G06M3/00; G06M3/02; G06Q; G06Q20/00; G06Q20/08; G06Q20/10; G06Q20/108; G06Q20/1085; G07; G07D; G07D11/00; G07D11/20; G07D11/24
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
278 words
An automatic money dispensing machine for automatically dispensing a desired monetary quantity said machine comprising: data input means receptively operable to data fed thereto, which data is composed of a combination of individual digits numerically representing the monetary quantity to be dispensed; storage means operably connected to said data input means and having a plurality of individual storage positions the number of which at least corresponds to the number of digits in said monetary quantity, for consecutively storing respective ones of said individual digits in numerical order beginning with the most significant digit of said monetary quantity and ending with the least significant digit thereof; money dispensing means operatively associated with said storage means for dispensing individual groups of monetary quantities the sum of which equals the monetary quantity stored in said storage means, the highest significant digit of each of said individual groups of monetary quantities corresponding to successive digits of said monetary quantity commencing with the highest significant digit thereof; counting means operatively associated with said money dispensing means for counting each of said individual groups of monetary quantities dispensed therefrom; selecting means operatively associated with said storage means for successively operatively selecting each individual digit stored in said storage positions; comparator means operatively associated with said storage means, said counting means and said selecting means for comparing the highest significant digit of consecutive respective dispensed ones of said individual groups of monetary quantities with respective consecutively selected ones of said digits stored in said storage means and selected by said selecting means beginning with the highest significant digit thereof, whereby said monetary quantity is dispensed from said machine in said individual groups of monetary quantities.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
278 words
An automatic money dispensing machine for automatically dispensing a desired monetary quantity said machine comprising: data input means receptively operable to data fed thereto, which data is composed of a combination of individual digits numerically representing the monetary quantity to be dispensed; storage means operably connected to said data input means and having a plurality of individual storage positions the number of which at least corresponds to the number of digits in said monetary quantity, for consecutively storing respective ones of said individual digits in numerical order beginning with the most significant digit of said monetary quantity and ending with the least significant digit thereof; money dispensing means operatively associated with said storage means for dispensing individual groups of monetary quantities the sum of which equals the monetary quantity stored in said storage means, the highest significant digit of each of said individual groups of monetary quantities corresponding to successive digits of said monetary quantity commencing with the highest significant digit thereof; counting means operatively associated with said money dispensing means for counting each of said individual groups of monetary quantities dispensed therefrom; selecting means operatively associated with said storage means for successively operatively selecting each individual digit stored in said storage positions; comparator means operatively associated with said storage means, said counting means and said selecting means for comparing the highest significant digit of consecutive respective dispensed ones of said individual groups of monetary quantities with respective consecutively selected ones of said digits stored in said storage means and selected by said selecting means beginning with the highest significant digit thereof, whereby said monetary quantity is dispensed from said machine in said individual groups of monetary quantities.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
87 words
An automatic money dispensing machine as claimed in claim 1 wherein said comparator means has output signal producing means which delivers an output signal when a respective highest significant digit of one of said groups of individual monetary quantity counted by said counting means coincides with a corresponding respective one of said digits selected by said selecting means, said output signal being applied to said selecting means whereby said selecting means selects the digit numerically following said corresponding respective one of said digits in said storage means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
85 words
An automatic dispensing machine as claimed in claim 2 wherein said storage means is a shift register which comprises said plurality of storage units and said selecting means is a shift circuit which operates to cause a particular one of the digits in said storage means to shift to the next higher storage position thereof when the digit in that higher position coincides with the highest significant digit of a respective one of said individual groups of monetary quantities being counted by said counting means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
80 words
An automatic money dispensing machine as claimed in claim 3, in which the most significant digit and, at least the following digit in said storage means are employed as comparison reference digits, the first comparison with a respective highest significant digit of one of said groups of individual monetary quantities being dispensed, being effected with respect to all the comparison reference digits, the following comparison being effected with respect to the least significant digit only of said comparison reference digits.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1977-04-01 | 1977-10-01 | 1978-04-02 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1981-04-01 | 1981-10-01 | 1982-04-02 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1985-04-01 | 1985-10-01 | 1986-04-02 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |