System and method for managing vending inventory
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1. A method for managing vending inventory of vendible media products, comprising the steps of:
- receiving a vending module containing a plurality of vendible media products;
reading an inventory descriptor, wherein the inventory descriptor identifies the vendible media products;
identifying storage locations corresponding to the vendible media products wherein the storage locations are storage bins storing a plurality of entertainment media; and
opening the vending module; and
,conveying the vendible media products to the storage locations.
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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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1. A method for managing vending inventory of vendible media products, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a vending module containing a plurality of vendible media products; reading an inventory descriptor, wherein the inventory descriptor identifies the vendible media products; identifying storage locations corresponding to the vendible media products wherein the storage locations are storage bins storing a plurality of entertainment media; and opening the vending module; and
,conveying the vendible media products to the storage locations. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A method for managing vending inventory of vendible media products, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a vending module containing a plurality of vendible media products; reading an inventory descriptor, wherein the inventory descriptor identifies the vendible media products; identifying storage locations corresponding to the vendible media products wherein the storage locations are storage bins storing a plurality of entertainment media; conveying the vendible media products to the storage location; generating an inventory descriptor corresponding to the plurality of vendible media products, wherein the plurality of vendible media products comprises a first and a second vendible media product stored in first and second locations, respectively; generating a first signal to dispense the first vendible media product from the first location; generating a second signal to dispense the second vendible media product from the second location; and
,securing the plurality of vendible media products in a vending delivery module. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. 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. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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