APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMPROVED VENDING MACHINE INVENTORY MAINTENANCE

Patent №

US 6,181,981

Granted

2001-01-30

Filed 1996

Owner

SKYWIRE, LTD.

+1 more

Lab

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AI components

planning

Assignment

Recorded

Dataset

AIPD

2023_r1 edition

Application

08649742

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Inventory maintenance is improved for a system of one or more vending machines by providing one or more vending machines with unique identifiers, and means for collecting and transmitting information concerning goods dispensed and other status to a remote location where processing means provide an efficient service schedule.

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Ownership

SKYWIRE, LTD.

assignment · 83040077

MARCONI COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED

assignment · 97780968

Assignors

VARGA, STEVE, EAGLE, BRYAN III, DESMARAIS, RICHARD, COWLING, ROBERT, LEMIEUX, MICHAEL D., HALL, JOHN

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Cites (2)

VEND SPACE ALLOCATION MONITOR MEANS AND METHODUS 5,029,098 · 1991 SYSTEM FOR THE REMOTE MONITORING OF VENDING MACHINESUS 4,412,292 · 1983

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