Dispensing machine control method
First Claim
1. A dispensing machine assembly comprising one or more modules or sub-assemblies, at least one of said modules being provided with a readable memory device, or tag, having a read-only memory portion and a writeable memory portion, said machine comprising a controller device for interacting with said memory device, wherein said tag contains a re-writable memory portion containing data concerning an amount of consumables, said data being progressively altered by said controller device in said tag re-writable memory portion with the module use.
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Abstract
In order to control the status and the operation of a dispensing machine assembly comprising one or more modules or sub-assemblies, at least one of modules or sub-modules is provided with an electronic tag and the machine is provided with a tag controller device for interacting with said tag by reading, writing and transmitting information data comprising initialization data on or through said tag and operating said dispensing machine according to the information gathered from said tag or tags.
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15 Claims
- 1. A dispensing machine assembly comprising one or more modules or sub-assemblies, at least one of said modules being provided with a readable memory device, or tag, having a read-only memory portion and a writeable memory portion, said machine comprising a controller device for interacting with said memory device, wherein said tag contains a re-writable memory portion containing data concerning an amount of consumables, said data being progressively altered by said controller device in said tag re-writable memory portion with the module use.
- 4. A dispensing machine assembly comprising one or more modules or sub-assemblies, at least one of said modules being provided with a readable memory device, or tag, having a read-only memory portion and a writeable memory portion, said machine comprising a tag controller device for interacting with said memory device, wherein said tag contains identification data to identify said module, characterized in that said identification data of the module comprise initialization data.
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8. A method of controlling the operation of a dispensing machine assembly comprising one or more modules or sub-assemblies, having a readable memory device, or tag;
- said machine having a tag controller device for interacting with said module tag by reading and/or writing and/or transmitting information data on or through said tag, characterized in that said module is associated with a tag having a re-writable memory portion initially containing data concerning an amount of consumables and in comprising the steps of progressively altering said data with the module use and of denying said module use after all the data have been altered.
- View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of controlling the operation of a dispensing machine assembly comprising one or more modules or sub-assemblies, having a readable memory device, or tag;
- said machine having a tag controller device for interacting with said module tag by reading and/or writing and/or transmitting information data on or through said tag, characterized in comprising the steps of providing said tag with identification data to identify the module to said machine, wherein said data are obtained by writing in said tag memory an initialization date and wherein said controller reads the data of a module tag, compares said data with information provided to said controller and operates said dispensing machine according to the information gathered from said tag and the result of said data comparison.
- View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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