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Item dispensing system network

  • US 6,356,794 B1
  • Filed: 09/14/2000
  • Issued: 03/12/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/13/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An item dispensing system comprising:

  • a plurality of item dispensers located at different retail locations, each of the item dispensers comprising a fault store which stores a fault threshold representing an operating state of the item dispenser, and a fault having two states; and

    a controller in electrical communications with the item dispenser and the fault store, the controller switching the fault to a first state in response to detecting the operating state of the item dispenser represented by the fault threshold, and producing an alarm in response to detecting only a deterioration of the fault; and

    a host computer located geographically remotely from the retail locations, the host computer being in electrical communications with, and receiving the alarm from, the controller.

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