Arcade game and vending machine system
OwnerStephen P. Shoemaker, Jr.inventor
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Abstract
A system that uses a vending machine and an arcade game of skill in combination. The vending machine can be a beverage machine that dispenses cold beverages for a specified price, and includes a refrigerated compartment for keeping the beverages cold. Next to the vending machine is an arcade game that allows a player to win the items sold with the vending machine. A patron is offered the choice of trying to win the item using the arcade game, or simply use the vending machine to acquire the item. If the item is successfully won using the arcade game, the arcade game uses a signal that is send to the vending machine to dispense the item won from its inventory, and the item or card in the arcade game is returned to the playing field.
Claims11
A vending machine and arcade game joint system, comprising:
- an arcade game comprising a first housing, a plurality of targets, a target acquisition device configured to acquire a target from among the plurality of targets, and a set of player controls for manipulating the target acquisition device;
- a vending machine comprising a second housing, a storage area containing an inventory of products corresponding to the targets in the arcade game, a delivery system for carrying the products from the storage area to a portal on the second housing;
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- a data bus connecting the arcade game and the vending machine;
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- the targets comprise cards with a graphics on a first face corresponding to an associated prize, and machine readable information that is readable by a machine reader inside the arcade game;
- wherein the arcade game communicates with the vending machine to deliver a product via the delivery system to the portal, the product associated with a target acquired using the arcade game.
A vending machine and arcade game joint system, comprising:
- an arcade game comprising a first housing, a plurality of targets, a target acquisition device configured to acquire a target from among the plurality of targets, and a set of player controls for manipulating the target acquisition device;
- a vending machine comprising a second housing, a storage area containing an inventory of products corresponding to the targets in the arcade game, a delivery system for carrying the products from the storage area to a portal on the second housing;
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- a data bus connecting the arcade game and the vending machine;
- wherein the arcade game communicates with the vending machine to deliver a product via the delivery system to the portal, the product associated with a target acquired using the arcade game;
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- wherein the target acquisition device uses an optical reader to identify a type of target.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.