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Printed publication vending apparatus including programmable announcement capability

  • US 5,671,331 A
  • Filed: 10/31/1994
  • Issued: 09/23/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/31/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A system for vending printed publications including a programmable announcement capability, the system comprising:

  • an enclosure dimensioned to house a plurality of printed publications, including an access panel through which a customer may obtain one or more of the publications;

    a trigger switch;

    speaker unit, including;

    an input to receive an announcement in electronic form,an audio speaker, anda voice circuit in electrical communication with the trigger switch, the input, and the audio speaker, the voice circuit being operative to perform the following functions;

    receive and store the announcement in electronic form,retrieve the stored announcement upon activation of the trigger switch, anddeliver an electrical signal representative of the announcement to the audio speaker so that the announcement may be heard by the customer; and

    a portable programming unit, including;

    means for storing one or more announcements in electronic form,an output adapted for electrical coupling to the input of the speaker unit, andan operator control,whereby an announcement stored within the portable programming unit may be downloaded into the speaker unit upon activation of the operator control.

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