Dispensing systems
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a delivery system, comprising dispensing means having an outlet for delivering one or more materials or one or more articles; dispensing control means for controlling the passage of the material or article through the outlet; first identification means operable for recording, emitting, carrying or associating first identity data to identify the dispensing means, or the material or article carried thereby; and permission control means operable to establish a predetermined condition of the dispensing control means when a corresponding predetermined relationship is established between the first identity data and second identity data of an associated entity.
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98 Claims
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1-49. -49. (canceled)
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50. A delivery system, comprising:
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a dispenser having an outlet for delivering one or more materials;
a dispenser control for controlling the passage of the material through the outlet;
a first identifier having first identity data associated with the dispenser or the material carried thereby, the first identifier operable in a data recording mode or a data emitting mode;
a second identifier means having second identity data associated with an entity, the entity being associated with the dispenser, the second identifier operable in a data recording mode or a data emitting mode; and
a permission controller operable to establish a predetermined condition of the dispenser control when a corresponding predetermined relationship is established between the first identity data and the second identity data. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98)
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57. A system as defined in 56 wherein the valve is a pulse width modulated on-off valve.
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