Electronic Access Control Device and Management System

An audit system for a vending machine comprising a cabinet with a door having an opened state and a closed state comprising:

• a vending machine controller configured to sense the open state or the closed state of the vending machine door;
• a first communication device comprising a first identification number and configured to perform, at least in part, a network communication operation between a plurality of communication devices comprising identification numbers;
• a network server for operating a software program for network communication management;
• a database server employing an operating system for operating a plurality of tasks, wherein at least one task being a software program for vending machine audit data management;
• a database pointer comprising a database identification number;
• a database selected via the database identification number;
• and,
• wherein the software program having computer-executable instructions for performing, at least in part, a data transfer operation, said operation comprising:
• communicating the first identification number and the opened state or the closed state of the vending machine door with the database.

An audit system for a vending machine having a cabinet with a door having an opened state and a closed state comprising:

• a vending machine controller configured to sense the open or closed state of the vending machine door;
• a first communication device comprising a first identification number and configured to perform, at least in part, a network communication operation between a plurality of communication devices comprising identification numbers;
• a network server employing an operating system for operating plurality of tasks, wherein at least one task being a software program for network communication management;
• a processor employing a software program for vending machine audit data management;
• a database pointer comprising a database identification number;
• a database selected via the database identification number;
• and,
• wherein the software program having computer-executable instructions for performing, at least in part, a data transfer operation, said operation comprising:
• communicating the first identification number and the opened state or the closed state of the vending machine door with the database.

An audit system for a vending machine having a cabinet with a door having an opened state and a closed state comprising:

• a vending machine controller configured to sense the opened state or the closed state of the vending machine door;
• a first communication device comprising a first identification number and configured to perform, at least in part, a network communication operation between a plurality of communication devices comprising identification numbers;
• a network server for operating a software program for network communication management;
• the first communication device initiating the communication of the opened state or the closed state of the vending machine door to the network server;
• a processor employing an operating system for operating a plurality of tasks, wherein at least one task being a software program for vending machine audit data management;
• and,
• wherein the software program having computer-executable instructions for performing, at least in part, a data transfer operation, said operation comprising:
• storing the first identification number and the opened state or the closed state of the vending machine door in a memory.

An audit system for a vending machine having a cabinet with a door having an opened state and a closed state comprising:

• a vending machine controller configured to sense the open or closed state of the vending machine door;
• a first communication device comprising a first identification number and configured to perform, at least in part, a network communication operation between a plurality of communication devices comprising identification numbers;
• a network server employing an operating system for operating a plurality of tasks, wherein at least one task being a software program for network communication management;
• the first communication device initiating the communication of the open or closed state of the vending machine to the network server;
• a processor employing a software program for vending machine audit data management;
• and,
• wherein the software program having computer-executable instructions for performing, at least in part, a data transfer operation, said operation comprising:
• storing the first identification number and the closed state or the opened state of the vending machine door in a memory.