Wide area network operation's center that sends and receives data from vending machines

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6457038
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09267254

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A remote data acquisition and transmission system and method are disclosed. A plurality of application controllers are interfaced with remote equipment from which operation data is acquired by the application controllers. The application controllers communicate with an application host via a local area network, and the application host can communicate with a network operations center using a wide area network interface. In one embodiment, each application controller interfaces with remote equipment that comprises a vending machine.

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CRANE MERCHANDISING SYSTEMS INC12955 ENTERPRISE WAY BRIDGETON MO 63044

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Defosse, Erin M Austin, TX 14 1498

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