Multi-vendor ticket redemption system
OwnerStephen P. Shoemaker, JR.inventor
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Abstract
A system for redemption ticket exchange with connected vending machines, comprising a selector designating a chosen vending machine from which to obtain an item, a ticket counter for receiving tickets and counting the tickets; a processor for keeping a count of the tickets, and generating a signal when the count reaches a predetermined number, a pulse generator for sending a pulse to the chosen vending machine when the count reaches a predetermined number, the pulse corresponding to an exchange value that can be used to redeem the item, and a printer for printing a receipt for tickets that do not total the predetermined number.
Claims4
A system for redemption ticket exchange with connected vending machines, comprising:
- a selector designating a chosen vending machine from which to obtain an item;
- a ticket counter for receiving tickets and counting the tickets;
- a processor for keeping a count of the tickets, and generating a signal when the count reaches a predetermined number;
- a pulse generator for sending a pulse to the chosen vending machine when the count reaches a predetermined number, the pulse corresponding to an exchange value that can be used to redeem the item;
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- a printer for printing a receipt for tickets that do not total the predetermined number.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.