Card machine with a security user interface
AssigneeWanzl Metallwarenfabrik GmbH
InventorsJuergen PAUL, Thomas GASCHE, Thomas LUTZENBERGER
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Abstract
The invention relates to a card vending machine and a method for operating the same. The vending machine dispenses cards that contain electronically stored data, which are read in and processed by downstream systems, such as access control systems, vending systems, parking systems, and other systems. The vending machine is tamper-resistant and is equipped with a continuous glass panel, areas of which serve as a graphic user interface. The vending machine communicates with a central server.
Claims23
A vending machine comprising:
- a door element and a body, wherein a plurality of integrated operating modules is formed in the door element, and wherein the operating modules comprise multiple screen elements for input and output of data, and multiple insertion and dispensing units for insertion and/or dispensing of value units, wherein that an entire front panel of the door element is formed as a continuous glass panel, into which the operating modules are integrated flush with the surface, and wherein the screen elements are formed as a touch-sensitive screen.
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A door element for use for a vending machine according to claim related to the vending machine, having a front panel formed entirely as a continuous glass panel into which the operating modules are integrated flush with the surface, wherein the screen elements are formed as a touch-sensitive screen.
A vending machine system having at least one vending machine, and having a central server, wherein the vending machine and the central server are connected for data exchange via a network protocol, and wherein following the detection of an input signal on the vending machine, the vending machine forwards a unique identifier of the a card to the central server, and wherein the identifier is linked to an input signal and/or identification data of a user and stored exclusively on the server;
- wherein the vending machine comprises:
- a door element and a body, wherein a plurality of integrated operating modules is formed in the door element, and wherein the operating modules comprise multiple screen elements for input and output of data, and multiple insertion and dispensing units for insertion and/or dispensing of value units, wherein that an entire front panel of the door element is formed as a continuous glass panel, into which the operating modules are integrated flush with the surface, and wherein the screen elements are formed as a touch-sensitive screen.
A method for controlling a vending machine, wherein the vending machine comprises a door element and a body, wherein a plurality of integrated operating modules is formed in the door element, and wherein the operating modules comprise multiple screen elements for input and output of data, and multiple insertion and dispensing units for insertion and/or dispensing of value units, wherein that an entire front panel of the door element is formed as a continuous glass panel, into which the operating modules are integrated flush with the surface, and wherein the screen elements are formed as a touch-sensitive screen, wherein cards are held in reserve in a magazine in the vending machine, wherein each of the reserved cards has a unique identifier, the method comprising the following method steps:
- detecting an input signal on an operating module of the vending machine generating instructions for controlling the vending machine in response to the detected input signal carrying out the generated instructions checking to determine whether the instructions have been carried out correctly and completely, and if so:
- dispensing a card or a data set.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.