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System for an automated dispensing and retrieval kiosk for recorded media

  • US 9,542,674 B2
  • Filed: 12/18/2015
  • Issued: 01/10/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/01/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A kiosk for an automatically dispensing and receiving recorded media, the kiosk comprising:

  • a plurality of circular stacked shelves, each shelf configured for storing a plurality of recorded media;

    at least one customer interface for interacting with a customer to allow selection, delivery and return of one or more of the recorded media;

    a media output;

    a media input;

    a robotic element configured to (a) deliver selected recorded media from the stacked shelves to the media output and (b) deliver returned recorded media from the media input to the stacked shelves; and

    a controller including processing circuitry and memory, the memory having instructions that, when executed by the processing circuitry, cause the controller to control operation of the robotic element, wherein the controller is further configured to receive maintenance instructions from a remote central administrator that, when executed by the processing circuitry, cause the controller to test the performance of the robotic element.

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