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A field asset such as a vending machine includes a coin acceptor, a bill validator, and a card reader all operatively connected to a shared bus. A rich content display device displays color graphics and an extended function adapter (EFA) coupled to the shared bus includes a rich content agent (RCA)

A field asset such as a vending machine includes a coin acceptor, a bill validator, and a card reader all operatively connected to a shared bus. A rich content display device displays color graphics and an extended function adapter (EFA) coupled to the shared bus includes a rich content agent (RCA) to manage rich content displayed on the display. The RCA may include a content management agent (CMA) coupled to a rich content player that executes rich content file for display on the display device. The EFA may include a cashless agent to generate procedural state information. The CMA detects the procedural state information and controls the presentation of rich content on the display device based at least in part on the detected procedural state information. The EFA may include an analytic agent to determine a substantive state of the vending machine including an inventory state and an environmental state.

대표청구항 ▼

What is claimed is: 1. A vending machine, comprising:a coin acceptor, a bill validator, and a card reader all operatively connected to a shared multi-drop bus (MDB);a rich content display device operable to display color graphics;an MDB-compliant extended function adapter (EFA) operatively coupled t

What is claimed is: 1. A vending machine, comprising:a coin acceptor, a bill validator, and a card reader all operatively connected to a shared multi-drop bus (MDB);a rich content display device operable to display color graphics;an MDB-compliant extended function adapter (EFA) operatively coupled to the shared MDB bus, wherein the EFA includes a rich content agent (RCA) operable to manage rich content displayed on the display device, wherein the RCA comprises a structural file providing a mapping between directives indicative of a state of the vending machine and rich content management rules.