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System and method for simultaneous article retrieval and transaction validation

  • US 9,747,253 B2
  • Filed: 06/05/2012
  • Issued: 08/29/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/05/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of dispensing a selected article of a plurality of articles from an article dispensing machine, the article dispensing machine comprising a user interface, a processor, a selector device driven by a motor, and a storage unit for holding the plurality of articles, the method comprising:

  • receiving a request related to the selected article through the user interface at the processor;

    receiving payment information for a balance related to the request through the user interface at the processor;

    determining whether the payment information is valid, using the processor;

    retrieving the selected article from the storage unit via the selector device driven by the motor simultaneously with the step of determining whether the payment information is valid;

    dispensing the selected article from the article dispensing machine, if the payment information is valid; and

    returning the selected article to the storage unit, if the payment information is not valid.

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