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Cashless automatic vendor system and method, and automatic vendor

  • US 20040129778A1
  • Filed: 07/24/2003
  • Published: 07/08/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/28/2001
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A cashless automatic vendor system, comprising:

  • an automatic vendor for selling a commodity;

    a portable communication terminal used for purchasing the commodity from the automatic vendor; and

    a center apparatus for controlling sale of the commodity from the automatic vendor using the portable communication terminal, wherein the automatic vendor comprises;

    first code issue means for issuing a first code regarding the sale of the commodity in accordance with a request by a user;

    image reading means for reading a second code regarding a permission of the sale of the commodity from display means of the portable communication terminal based on the communication between the portable communication terminal and the center apparatus, the second code being issued by the center apparatus and displayed on the display means of the portable communication terminal; and

    sale control means for controlling the sale of the commodity based on the second code read by the image reading means, the portable communication terminal comprises;

    input means for inputting the first code issued by the first code issue means of the automatic vendor;

    transmission means for transmitting the first code inputted by the input means to the center apparatus; and

    display means for displaying the second code issued by the center apparatus, the center apparatus comprises;

    authentication means for authenticating the portable communication terminal based on the communication with the portable communication terminal;

    settlement processing means for performing a settlement processing based on the first code transmitted by the transmission means of the portable communication terminal; and

    a second code issue means for performing a predetermined processing for first code to generate the second code and transmitting the second code to the portable communication terminal.

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