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Cashless vending transaction management by a vend assist mode of operation

  • US 7,076,329 B1
  • Filed: 04/12/2002
  • Issued: 07/11/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/12/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A cashless transaction processing system, for effectuating a cashless vending transaction, said cashless transaction processing system comprising:

  • a payment module, said payment module further comprising an interactive interface, a VEND ASSIST mode of operation, and a memory, said payment module implements and manages an MDB TRANSACTION STRING in said memory, said MDB TRANSACTION STRING further comprising a MDB TRANSACTION CONDITION FLAG; and

    a computing platform interconnected with said interactive interface;

    where said payment module implementing said VEND ASSIST mode requires said payment module to data communicate said MDB TRANSACTION STRING to said computing platform, with said MDB TRANSACTION CONDITION FLAG set to REQUEST VEND APPROVE, to solicit a VEND APPROVE data communication response, from said computing platform, prior to initiating a vending cycle.

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