Method of setting and controlling coin store operating levels with prompting
AssigneeCoin Acceptors, Inc.
InventorsJoseph Levasseur, Mark Leibu, Thomas Paczkowski
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Abstract
A method for displaying coin store operating levels in a coin changer comprising the steps of activating a visual display to show recommended coin denominations and coin operating levels for a plurality of coin stores and manually positioning level indicators attached to each of said plurality of coin stores to a position indicated by the visual display, the coin store having a plurality of marked positions. An apparatus for employing the method is also disclosed.
Claims20
A method for displaying coin store operating levels in a coin changer, comprising the steps of:
- activating a visual display to show recommended coin denominations and coin operating levels for a plurality of coin stores;
- and
- manually positioning level indicators attached to each of said plurality of coin stores to a position indicated by the visual display, the coin store having a plurality of marked positions.
A method of manually resetting one or more coin store operating levels in a coin changer comprising the steps of:
- manually indicating a total coin value to be discharged;
- automatically discharging sequentially one coin at a time from one or more manually selected coin stores until said total value to be discharged is accomplished;
- and
- manually resetting each said coin store operating levels to a zero starting point.
A method of manually resetting one or more coin store operating levels in a coin changer comprising the steps of:
- manually indicating a total coin value to be added;
- accepting deposited coins to one or more manually selected coin stores in a sequential order, one coin at a time until said total value to be added is reached;
- and
- manually resetting said coin store operating levels to zero starting points.
A method of determining the total value of coins to be added or removed in a coin changer, comprising the steps of:
- manually depressing one or more buttons to display said value to be added or removed;
- sensing acoustically the present coin store level total;
- comparing the difference between the coin store recommended operating level total to the said present coin tube level total;
- and
- displaying said total value of coins to be added or removed per store.
A method of providing recommended coin store denominations and operating levels in a coin changer having a visual display, comprising the steps of:
- using stored recommended coin denomination proportions for a given sales price to be used;
- determining the number of coin stores to be assigned for each denomination;
- computing the operating levels for the coin stores to be used for coin dispensing based on a total value requirement;
- and
- displaying each recommended coin store level.
An apparatus for displaying and manually setting coin store operating levels in a coin changer, comprising:
- a visual display to show recommended operating levels for each coin store;
- adjustable level indicators attached to each coin store having a number of marked positions of operating levels;
- and
- means to activate said visual display to indicate where to manually position said level indicators.
A method of providing recommended coin store denominations and operating levels in a coin changer having a visual display, comprising:
- using stored recommended coin denomination proportions for a given sales price to be used;
- determining the number of coin stores to be assigned for each denomination;
- computing the operating levels for the coin stores to be used for coin dispensing based on a total value requirement;
- and
- displaying each recommended coin store level.
An apparatus for displaying and manually setting coin store operating levels in a coin changer, comprising:
- a visual display to show recommended operating levels for each coin store;
- adjustable level indicators attached to each coin store having a number of marked positions of operating levels;
- and means to activate said visual display to indicate where to manually position said level indicators.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.