Integrated credit/information exchange module

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5955718
SERIAL NO

08540582

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An integrated credit/information exchange module includes a bill examination portion, a card examination portion, a display portion, and a data entry portion connected to and controlled by a processor portion. The integrated module also includes a modular housing and faceplate configured for simple retrofit installation into existing vending machines having bill acceptor slots to overcome the space limitations of such vending machines. The faceplate includes a bill insertion opening, a card insertion opening, a display screen, and a set of data entry keys located thereon. Bill examination, card examination, and advanced vending machine features such as data retrieval, reprogramming, card revaluation, smart message displays, and control operations are provided through programming of the processor portion.

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  • COIN ACCEPTORS, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Douglass, James C St. Louis, MO 6 114
Levasseur, Joseph L Chesterfield, MO 43 1140

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