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公开(公告)号:US4412292A
公开(公告)日:1983-10-25
申请号:US235122
申请日:1981-02-17
申请人: Jason K. Sedam , James V. M. Hale , Stewart W. Caldwell , Willard T. Bushman , Richard A. Wright
发明人: Jason K. Sedam , James V. M. Hale , Stewart W. Caldwell , Willard T. Bushman , Richard A. Wright
CPC分类号: G07F9/026 , G06Q10/087 , G07F11/002 , G07F5/18
摘要: A system for the remote monitoring of vending machines and for automatically communicating conditions at the vending machines to a central computer complex is described. Each vending machine is provided with a microprocessor which monitors and stores data within that machine and transmits the data to the central computer complex either immediately or at scheduled call-in times. The distributed logic between the vending machine microprocessors and the central computer complex provides various alarm function signals and aids in inventory control and efficient route planning for the supply and maintenance of the machines. In a preferred embodiment the data is transmitted between the central computer complex and each vending machine over telephone lines.
摘要翻译: 描述了用于远程监控自动售货机并且将自动贩卖机中的状况自动地传送到中央计算机复合体的系统。 每个售货机都设有微处理器,该微处理器在该机器内监控和存储数据,并将数据立即或在预定的呼入时间内将数据发送到中央计算机系统。 自动售货机微处理器和中央计算机复合体之间的分布式逻辑提供了各种报警功能信号,有助于库存控制和有效的路线规划,供机器的维护和维护。 在优选实施例中,数据通过电话线路在中央计算机复合体和每台售货机之间传输。