US Patent No: 5,450,938

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Card or cash actuated vending machine assembly

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Abstract

A bank of vending machines has an associated debit card reader of vend card reader, with its associated card reader controller. The card reader controller interfaces between the money handling mechanism of one or more of the vending machines, and the vending machine controller circuitry. The vending machine controller does not connect directly to the money accepting or change making equipment. As an incentive to stimulate card purchases rather then cash purchases, the card reader controller can credit the card holder with bonus points when purchases are made. These can be discounts and added directly into the card purchase credit balance, or can be bonus points to be recorded in a separate field on the vend card, and separately redeemed.

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Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
XCP, INC.DRYDEN, NY5

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Rademacher, Darrell G New Port Richey, FL 6 517

Cited Art

Patent Info (Count) # Cites Year
 
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Patent Citation Ranking

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