IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
UP-0141022
(2002-05-07)
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등록번호 |
US-7533044
(2009-07-01)
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우선권정보 |
NO-20020893(2002-02-22); NO-20020905(2002-02-25); NO-20021679(2002-04-10) |
발명자
/ 주소 |
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
3 인용 특허 :
19 |
초록
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A system for sale of consumer goods, the system including means for issuing to a customer from a printer a non-validated token representing an article of merchandise following election by the customer from a selection panel. The article is to be paid for by the customer at a check-out unit when chec
A system for sale of consumer goods, the system including means for issuing to a customer from a printer a non-validated token representing an article of merchandise following election by the customer from a selection panel. The article is to be paid for by the customer at a check-out unit when checking the token at said unit. Said check-out unit has means for providing a validated token from a token printer or dispenser as a replacement token or by validating a reusable token. The validated token carries a transaction code elected from the group of: a serially generated transaction code or a randomly generated transaction code. Said checkout unit has means for communicating with an article dispenser means and providing the article dispenser means with said transaction code following payment of the article. The validated token is used for obtaining the bought article from the article dispenser means by means of comparator means within the article dispenser comparing the transaction code on the validated token as input to the comparator unit with the transaction code communicated by said communicating means, and delivery of the article upon a code match.
대표청구항
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The invention claimed is: 1. A system for sale of consumer goods, the system comprising, an article token selection panel device activatable by a customer, the device displaying different articles of merchandise or representations thereof and including manually activatable selection means for selec
The invention claimed is: 1. A system for sale of consumer goods, the system comprising, an article token selection panel device activatable by a customer, the device displaying different articles of merchandise or representations thereof and including manually activatable selection means for selecting one of the different articles by a customer upon activation of the device, a printer controlled by the article token selection panel device for providing a customer with a non-validated token that corresponds to an article of merchandise selected by the customer, when the article token selection panel device is activated by the customer, the printer having means for printing the non-validated token with article identifying information for the article of merchandise selected by the customer upon activation of the article token selection panel device, a checkout unit for customer payment for the selected article when checking out the non-validated token at the checkout unit, an article dispensing device linked with the checkout unit via communication means, the checkout unit configured to provide the article dispensing device with a first transaction code following said payment for the selected article, means for providing the customer with a validated token following said payment, said validated token carrying a second transaction code, validated for use in obtaining the bought selected article from the article dispensing device, a comparator device at said article dispensing device for comparing the second transaction code on the validated token as input to the comparator device with the first transaction code communicated by the communication means from the checkout unit to the article dispensing device, and means in the article dispensing device for delivery of the bought selected article upon a defined code match between the first and second transaction codes, wherein the non-validated token carries information related to the type of article and wherein the type-of-article information is elected from the group of: numerical code, bar-code, EAN code, UPC-code, magnetically readable code, rf-tag readable code, manually interpretable article identification, and wherein the type-of-article information is in addition elected from the group of: animation of the article, name of article, article price, a unique token number, and wherein the unique token number is generated serially or randomly by the printer. 2. A system according to claim 1, wherein the second transaction code on the validated token is elected from the group of: a serially generated transaction code, a randomly generated transaction code, a predetermined series of transaction codes, and said unique token number. 3. A system according to claim 1, wherein the second transaction code provided on the validated token is elected from the group of: numerical code, bar-code, EAN code, UPC-code, magnetically readable code, rf tag readable code, an array of numbers, an array of letters, an array of a combination of numbers and letters, at least one array of punched holes, code provided to a programmable IC-chip, and code present on a pre-programmed IC-chip. 4. A system according to claim 1, wherein the communication between the check-out unit and the article dispenser means is elected from the group of: ultrasonic transmission, electro-optical transmission, rf-transmission, blue-tooth transmission, hard-wired transmission, transmission via a retailer central computer unit and general merchandise transaction controller unit. 5. A system according to claim 1, wherein the second transaction code on the validated token is input to the comparator means through machine reading of the transaction code, said machine elected from the group of: OCR reader, optical scanner for scanning a bar code or EAN code an electromagnetic magnetic strip reader an IC-chip reader, a punched holes reader, and rf-tag code reader. 6. A system according to claim 1, wherein the article dispenser means has a manually operable keypad, keyboard or touch-screen for input to the comparator means of a manually readable transaction code on the validated token. 7. A system according to claim 1, wherein the first transaction code communicated to the article dispenser means and the second transaction code provided on the validated token are the same codes or codes related to each other, as complementary codes, symmetrical codes or non-symmetrical codes. 8. A system according to claim 1, wherein the selection panel is a touch-screen. 9. A system for sale of consumer goods, the system comprising, an article token selection panel device activatable by a customer, the device displaying different articles of merchandise or representations thereof and including manually activatable selection means for selecting one of the different articles by a customer upon activation of the device, a printer controlled by the article token selection panel device for providing a customer with a non-validated token that corresponds to an article of merchandise selected by the customer, when the article token selection panel device is activated by the customer, the printer having means for printing the non-validated token with article identifying information for the article of merchandise selected by the customer upon activation of the article token selection panel device, a checkout unit for customer payment for the selected article when checking out the non-validated token at the checkout unit, an article dispensing device linked with the checkout unit via communication means, the checkout unit configured to provide the article dispensing device with a first transaction code following said payment for the selected article, means for providing the customer with a validated token following said payment, said validated token carrying a second transaction code, validated for use in obtaining the bought selected article from the article dispensing device, a comparator device at said article dispensing device for comparing the transaction code on the validated token as input to the comparator device with the first transaction code communicated by the communication means from the checkout unit to the article dispensing device, and means in the article dispensing device for delivery of the bought selected article upon a defined code match between the first and second transaction codes, wherein the validated token is the nonvalidated token provided with the transaction code through processing in the check-out unit. 10. A system according to claim 9, wherein the second transaction code provided on the validated token is elected from the group of: numerical code, bar-code, EAN code, UPC-code, magnetically readable code, rf tag readable code, an array of numbers, an array of letters, an array of a combination of numbers and letters, at least one array of punched holes, code provided to a programmable IC-chip, and code present on a pre-programmed IC-chip. 11. A system according to claim 9, wherein the second transaction code on the validated token is input to the comparator means through machine reading of the transaction code, said machine elected from the group of: OCR reader, optical scanner for scanning a bar code or EAN code an electromagnetic magnetic strip reader an IC-chip reader, a punched holes reader, and rf-tag code reader. 12. A system according to claim 9, wherein the article dispenser means has a manually operable keypad, keyboard or touch-screen for input to the comparator means of a manually readable transaction code on the validated token. 13. A system according to claim 9, wherein the first transaction code communicated to the article dispenser means and the second transaction code provided on the validated token are the same codes or codes related to each other, as complementary codes, symmetrical codes or non-symmetrical codes. 14. A system according to claim 9, wherein the selection panel is a touch-screen. 15. A system for sale of consumer goods, the system comprising, an article token selection panel device activatable by a customer, the device displaying different articles of merchandise or representations thereof and including manually activatable selection means for selecting one of the different articles by a customer upon activation of the device, a printer controlled by the article token selection panel device for providing a customer with a non-validated token that corresponds to an article of merchandise selected by the customer, when the article token selection panel device is activated by the customer, the printer having means for printing the non-validated token with article identifying information for the article of merchandise selected by the customer upon activation of the article token selection panel device, a checkout unit for customer payment for the selected article when checking out the non-validated token at the checkout unit, an article dispensing device linked with the checkout unit via communication means, the checkout unit configured to provide the article dispensing device with a first transaction code following said payment for the selected article, means for providing the customer with a validated token following said payment, said validated token carrying a second transaction code, validated for use in obtaining the bought selected article from the article dispensing device, a comparator device at said article dispensing device for comparing the transaction code on the validated token as input to the comparator device with the first transaction code communicated by the communication means from the checkout unit to the article dispensing device, and means in the article dispensing device for delivery of the bought selected article upon a defined code match between the first and second transaction codes, wherein the validated token is a replacement token issued by the check-out unit from a token dispenser, from a token printer or from a supply of pre-made, non-alterable, re-usable, re-validatable and machine readable tokens. 16. A system according to claim 15, wherein the second transaction code provided on the validated token is elected from the group of: numerical code, bar-code, EAN code, UPC-code, magnetically readable code, rf tag readable code, an array of numbers, an array of letters, an array of a combination of numbers and letters, at least one array of punched holes, code provided to a programmable IC-chip, and code present on a pre-programmed IC-chip. 17. A system according to claim 15, wherein the second transaction code on the validated token is input to the comparator means through machine reading of the transaction code, said machine elected from the group of: OCR reader, optical scanner for scanning a bar code or EAN code an electromagnetic magnetic strip reader an IC-chip reader, a punched holes reader, and rf-tag code reader. 18. A system according to claim 15, wherein the article dispenser means has a manually operable keypad, keyboard or touch-screen for input to the comparator means of a manually readable transaction code on the validated token. 19. A system according to claim 15, wherein the selection panel is a touch-screen. 20. A system for sale of consumer goods, the system comprising, an article token selection panel device activatable by a customer, the device displaying different articles of merchandise or representations thereof and including manually activatable selection means for selecting one of the different articles by a customer upon activation of the device, a printer controlled by the article token selection panel device for providing a customer with a non-validated token that corresponds to an article of merchandise selected by the customer, when the article token selection panel device is activated by the customer, the printer having means for printing the non-validated token with article identifying information for the article of merchandise selected by the customer upon activation of the article token selection panel device a checkout unit for customer payment for the article when checking out the non-validated token at the checkout unit, an article dispensing device linked with the checkout unit via communication means, the checkout unit configured to provide the article dispensing device with a first transaction code following said payment for the selected article, means for providing the customer with a validated token following said payment, said validated token carrying a second transaction code, validated for use in obtaining the bought selected article from the article dispensing device, a comparator device at said article dispensing device for comparing the transaction code on the validated token as input to the comparator device with the first transaction code communicated by the communication means from the checkout unit to the article dispensing device, and means in the article dispensing device for delivery of the bought selected article upon a defined code match between the first and second transaction codes, wherein the check-out unit includes or is associated with a transaction code encoder means, the check-out counter further comprising a type-of-article-information scanner means, said scanner means for communicating said information to the encoder means, said check-out unit communicating with the article dispenser means via said encoder means, said encoder means relaying said information to a cash register in said check-out unit for processing in a payment collection operation, and said encoder means further having a controller for controlling a printer issuing the validated article token, and means for conveying said communication to the article dispenser means. 21. A system according to claim 20, wherein the second transaction code on the validated token is elected from the group of: a serially generated transaction code, a randomly generated transaction code, a predetermined series of transaction codes, and said unique token number. 22. A system according to claim 20, wherein the second transaction code provided on the validated token is elected from the group of: numerical code, bar-code, EAN code, UPC-code, an array of numbers, an array of letters, and an array of a combination of numbers and letters. 23. A system according to claim 20, wherein the second transaction code on the validated token is input to the comparator means through machine reading of the transaction code, said machine elected from the group of: OCR reader; and, optical scanner for scanning a bar code or EAN code. 24. A system according to claim 20, wherein the article dispenser means has a manually operable keypad, keyboard or touch-screen for input to the comparator means of a manually readable transaction code on the validated token. 25. A system according to claim 20, wherein the first transaction code communicated to the article dispenser means and the second transaction code provided on the validated token are the same codes or codes related to each other, as complementary codes, symmetrical codes or non-symmetrical codes. 26. A system according to claim 20, wherein the selection panel is a touch-screen.
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