System and method for managing vending inventory
First Claim
1. A method of managing vending inventory having a set of vendible media products, comprising the steps of:
- generating an inventory descriptor corresponding to the set of vendible media products, wherein the set of vendible media products comprises a first and a second vendible media product stored in first and second locations, respectively;
generating a signal to dispense the first vendible media product from the first location;
generating a signal to dispense the second vendible media product from the second location; and
, securing the set of vendible media products in a vending delivery module.
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Abstract
A system and method for managing vending inventory of digital video discs is provided. A plurality of digital video discs are stored in a plurality of storage compartments, wherein each of the compartments corresponds to a type of digital video disc. An inventory descriptor is generated, wherein the descriptor identifies a set of digital video discs. The inventory descriptor is scanned, causing a conveyor to convey the set of digital video discs from the storage compartments to a vending delivery module. The set of digital video discs is secured within the vending delivery module.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of managing vending inventory having a set of vendible media products, comprising the steps of:
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generating an inventory descriptor corresponding to the set of vendible media products, wherein the set of vendible media products comprises a first and a second vendible media product stored in first and second locations, respectively;
generating a signal to dispense the first vendible media product from the first location;
generating a signal to dispense the second vendible media product from the second location; and
,securing the set of vendible media products in a vending delivery module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system for managing vending inventory of vendible media products, comprising:
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a plurality of storage compartments, each storing a type of vendible media products;
an inventory descriptor corresponding to a set of vendible media products, wherein the set of vendible media products is stored in the plurality of storage compartments; and
,a controller for receiving and processing data from the inventory descriptor and for generating a signal to deliver the set of vendible media products from the plurality of storage compartments. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for managing vending inventory of vendible media products, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a vending module containing a vendible media product;
reading an inventory descriptor, wherein the inventory descriptor identifies the vendible media product;
identifying a storage location corresponding to the vendible media product; and
,conveying the vendible media product to the storage location. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A system for managing vending inventory of vendible media products, comprising:
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a plurality of storage compartments, each storing a type of vendible media products;
a vending module comprising the vendible media product;
a reader for reading an inventory descriptor corresponding to the vendible media product; and
,a controller for generating a signal to convey the vendible media product to one of the plurality of storage compartments. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A method for managing vending inventory of digital video discs, comprising the steps of:
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storing a plurality of digital video discs in a plurality of storage compartments, wherein each of the plurality of storage compartments stores a type of digital video disc;
generating an inventory descriptor, wherein the inventory descriptor identifies a set of digital video discs, wherein the set of digital video discs comprises a plurality of types of digital video discs;
scanning the inventory descriptor;
causing a conveyor belt to convey the set of digital video discs from the plurality of storage compartments to a vending module;
securing the set of digital video discs in the vending module; and
,locking the vending module.
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