Electronic device for the sale of intangible products in vending machines
First Claim
1. An electronic device for the sale of intangible products through a vending machine, comprising:
- an interface to communicate with external peripherals through a multi-drop bus (MDB) protocol, another interface to communicate with the external peripherals through an RS232 standard, an interface to communicate with the external peripherals through the DEX protocol, another interface to communicate with users, communications system which enables the electronic device to communicate through a network with a central system remote from the vending machine, and a controller which controls communication among the aforesaid interfaces and the communications system to allow the controller to take control of the external peripherals on behalf of the central system to enable a sale of an intangible product through the vending machine.
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Abstract
An electronic device for the sale of intangible products through vending machines that includes an interface to communicate with external peripherals through the MDB protocol, an interface to communicate with external peripherals through the RS232 standard, an interface to communicate with external peripherals through the DEX protocol, an interface to communicate with users, a communications system which enables it to act as part of a network and communicate with a central system, and a controller, which articulates the communication among the above-mentioned components, so as to enable a central system to perform diverse actions on a vending machine.
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14 Claims
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1. An electronic device for the sale of intangible products through a vending machine, comprising:
- an interface to communicate with external peripherals through a multi-drop bus (MDB) protocol, another interface to communicate with the external peripherals through an RS232 standard, an interface to communicate with the external peripherals through the DEX protocol, another interface to communicate with users, communications system which enables the electronic device to communicate through a network with a central system remote from the vending machine, and a controller which controls communication among the aforesaid interfaces and the communications system to allow the controller to take control of the external peripherals on behalf of the central system to enable a sale of an intangible product through the vending machine.
- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 12, 13, 14)
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7. An electronic device for the sale of intangible products through a vending machine, comprising:
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an interface to communicate with external peripherals through a multi-drop bus (MDB) protocol; an interface to communicate with the external peripherals through an RS232 standard; an interface to communicate with the external peripherals through the DEX protocol; an interface to communicate with users; a communications system which enables the electronic device to communicate through a network with a central system remote from the vending machine; a controller which controls communication among the interfaces and the communications system to allow the controller to take control of the external peripherals on behalf of the central system to enable a sale of an intangible product through the vending machine; wherein the electronic device permits purchase of tangible products and the intangible products from the vending machine, and the electronic device provides a telemetry report of a plurality of device components to the central system. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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