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Method for recording the placement of replaceable, self-filling coin-storing units
Assignee: Scheidt and Bachmann GmbH
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Filing: 1991-02-25
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Granted: 1991-10-15
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Expires: 2011-02-25
Abstract
Abstract An arrangement including several cashier vending-type machines for goods and services. Each machine, in addition to having at least one cash box, also has not only several replaceable and preferably self-filling coin-storing units for returning or refunding money, but also has a computer that controls the machine, produces a balance, and is provided with a random access memory that is protected against the loss of power. To prevent deceitful manipulations by operators, and to enable a clear determination of error while precluding human error during use, without requiring additional work, each coin-storing unit is provided with an electronic memory that is protected against loss of data and that, upon insertion of that unit into a machine, stores a coding that identifies the machine.
Inventors
- 👤 Bernd Kirberg
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 03:25
CPC Classifications
G; G07; G07D; G07D1/00; G07F; G07F5/00; G07F5/24
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
223 words
A method for recording the placement of replaceable, self-filling coin-storing means within a number of automatic cashier vending-type machines for goods and services, whereby each one of said machines has at least one cash box, several of said coin-storing means for refunding money, and a computer that controls said machine, produces a balance, and is provided with a random access memory that is protected against loss of power, including the steps of: encoding each of said automatic cashier vending-type machines with a respective code that identifies each of said automatic cashier vending-type machines; providing each of said coin-storing means with an electronic memory that is protected against loss of data; inserting a respective one of said coin-storing means into a first one of said automatic cashier vending-type machines and storing said respective code in said memory of said respective coin-storing means; removing said respective coin-storing means from said first automatic cashier vending-type machine after use; inserting said respective coin-storing means into further ones of said automatic cashier vending-type machines, storing said respective code in said memory of said respective coin-storing means, and removing said respective coin-storing means from said further automatic cashier vending-type machine after use; reading said respective codes stored in said electronic memory of said respective coin-storing means after a completed working cycle to facilitate searching for balance of account errors.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
223 words
A method for recording the placement of replaceable, self-filling coin-storing means within a number of automatic cashier vending-type machines for goods and services, whereby each one of said machines has at least one cash box, several of said coin-storing means for refunding money, and a computer that controls said machine, produces a balance, and is provided with a random access memory that is protected against loss of power, including the steps of: encoding each of said automatic cashier vending-type machines with a respective code that identifies each of said automatic cashier vending-type machines; providing each of said coin-storing means with an electronic memory that is protected against loss of data; inserting a respective one of said coin-storing means into a first one of said automatic cashier vending-type machines and storing said respective code in said memory of said respective coin-storing means; removing said respective coin-storing means from said first automatic cashier vending-type machine after use; inserting said respective coin-storing means into further ones of said automatic cashier vending-type machines, storing said respective code in said memory of said respective coin-storing means, and removing said respective coin-storing means from said further automatic cashier vending-type machine after use; reading said respective codes stored in said electronic memory of said respective coin-storing means after a completed working cycle to facilitate searching for balance of account errors.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
36 words
A method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of storing in said electronic memory of said coin-storing means the date and time of insertion into and removal of said coin-storing means from said machine.
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