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Abstract

The invention pertains to a vending device with a number of compartments (11,23,23A,32) that serve as receptacles for goods, whereby a computing unit (50) with a memory, at least one display unit (7,12) and at least one input device (8,9) is provided, whereby at least one compartment (11,23,23A,32) is assigned to a merchant by the computing unit (50) to load at least one compartment (11,23,23A,32) after the merchant has entered his identifying merchant code into the input device (8,9), and whereby the computing unit (50) makes the withdrawal of goods from the compartment (11,23,23A,32) loaded with goods possible by releasing a compartment (11,23,23A,32) after the customer has entered an identification code into the input device (8,9). The compartments (11,23,23A,32) are part of a storage unit (2,20,20A,30) provided with a transport device (10,25,25A,35) which, controlled by the computing unit (50), can transfer each compartment (11) into the area of an opening (4,40) that can be locked, or remove a container (22,22A) from any compartment and transport the same into the area of an opening (4,40) that can be locked. The opening (4,40) can be released by the computing unit (50) to load at least one compartment (11,23,23A,32) with goods after the identification code of the merchant has been entered and to withdraw goods from the compartments (11,23,23A,32) after the identification code of the customer has been entered.

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First Claim