Apparatus and method for monitoring and control of remotely located equipment
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G06Q-020/00
H04L-029/08
G06G-001/14
G06Q-010/00
G07F-019/00
G07B-017/00
H04L-012/24
출원번호
US-0772533
(2007-07-02)
등록번호
US-8959028
(2015-02-17)
발명자
/ 주소
Canter, James M.
Godwin, Bryan W.
출원인 / 주소
Crane Merchandising Systems, Inc.
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초록▼
A remote data acquisition and transmission system for vending machines may be provided. The system may comprise a vending machine and at least one host device. The vending machine may comprise a vending machine controller; and an Internet Protocol (IP) network interface operable to communicate opera
A remote data acquisition and transmission system for vending machines may be provided. The system may comprise a vending machine and at least one host device. The vending machine may comprise a vending machine controller; and an Internet Protocol (IP) network interface operable to communicate operation data to and from the vending machine controller. The at least one host device may be communicatively coupled to the IP network interface via at least one IP network, and the host device may be operable to communicate operation data to and from the IP network interface.
대표청구항▼
1. A remote data acquisition and transmission system for vending machines, comprising: a vending machine comprising: a vending machine controller; and an Internet Protocol (IP) network interface operable to communicate operation data to and from the vending machine controller, the IP network interfa
1. A remote data acquisition and transmission system for vending machines, comprising: a vending machine comprising: a vending machine controller; and an Internet Protocol (IP) network interface operable to communicate operation data to and from the vending machine controller, the IP network interface comprising at least one of an IP server and a web server;at least one host device communicatively coupled to the IP network interface via at least one IP network, the host device operable to communicate operation data to and from the IP network interface. 2. The system of claim 1, the at least one IP network operable to communicate operation data between the at least one host device and the IP network interface using at least one protocol selected from the group consisting of hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP), file transfer protocol (FTP), simple mail transfer protocol (SMTP), simple object access protocol (SOAP), and simple network management protocol (SNMP). 3. The system of claim 1, wherein the IP network interface comprises the IP server. 4. The system of claim 3, the IP server operable to generate electronic mail comprising operation data to the host. 5. The system of claim 1, the IP network interface comprises the web server configured to communicate web pages via over the at least one IP network. 6. The system of claim 5, the web pages comprising operation data. 7. The system of claim 1, the host device comprising a web browser operable to display operation data. 8. The system of claim 7, the web browser further operable to alter operation data. 9. The system of claim 1, wherein the IP network interface is addressable by an IP address, and the system further comprises a domain name service operable to permit the at least one host device to address the IP network interface by a fixed uniform resource locator (URL), regardless of whether the IP address for the IP network interface is static or dynamic. 10. The system of claim 1, further comprising: the IP network supported by wireless transmissions; and the IP network interface comprising a wireless transceiver for communicating via the IP network. 11. The system of claim 1, further comprising: the IP network supported by wire-line transmissions; and the IP network interface comprising a wire-line transceiver for communicating via the IP network. 12. The system of claim 1, the operation data comprising at least one of: (a) dispensing and inventory data, (b) cash levels, and (c) equipment status data. 13. The system of claim 1, the vending machine comprising a beverage dispensing device. 14. The system of claim 1, wherein the vending machine controller comprises the IP network interface. 15. The system of claim 1, the vending machine further comprising an audit device, the audit device comprising the IP network interface. 16. The system of claim 1, the host device comprising a simple network management protocol (SNMP) management station. 17. The system of claim 16, the vending machine comprising an SNMP agent or subagent. 18. A method of remote data acquisition and transmission, comprising: interfacing at least one Internet Protocol (IP) network interface with a remote vending machine, the IP network interface comprising at least one of an IP server and a web server, the IP network interface operable to communicate operation data to and from the remote vending machine;communicatively coupling the IP network interface to a host device operable to communicate operation data to and from the IP network interface;communicating operation data between the IP network interface and the remote vending machine; andcommunicating operation data between the host device and the IP network interface. 19. The method of claim 18, wherein communicating operation data between the host device and the IP network interface comprises communicating operation data using at least one protocol selected from the group consisting of hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP), file transfer protocol (FTP), simple mail transfer protocol (SMTP), simple object access protocol (SOAP), and simple network management protocol (SNMP). 20. The method of claim 18, further comprising displaying the operation data on the host device. 21. The method of claim 18, further comprising altering the operation data using a web browser. 22. The method of claim 18, further comprising permitting the host device to address the IP network interface by a fixed uniform resource locator (URL), regardless of whether an IP address associated with the IP network interface is static or dynamic. 23. The method of claim 18, wherein communicating operation data between the host device and the IP network interface comprises communicating operation data over a wireless network. 24. The method of claim 18, wherein communicating operation data between the host device and the IP network interface comprises communicating operation data over a wire-line network. 25. The method of claim 18, the operation data comprising at least one of: (a) dispensing and inventory data, (b) cash levels, and (c) equipment status data. 26. The method of claim 18, the vending machine comprising a beverage dispensing device. 27. A vending machine comprising: a controller operable to control operations of the vending machine and to monitor vending machine operation data;an audit device comprising:a multi-drop bus (MDB) interface for communicating with an MDB interface of the controller; anda data exchange (DEX) interface in for communicating with a DEX interface of the controller; andan Internet Protocol (IP) network interface comprising at least one of an IP server and a web server, the IP network interface configured to communicate operation data with an IP network. 28. The vending machine of claim 27, the IP network interface operable to communicate operation data with the IP network using at least one protocol selected from the group consisting of hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP), file transfer protocol (FTP), simple mail transfer protocol (SMTP), simple object access protocol (SOAP), and simple network management protocol (SNMP). 29. The vending machine of claim 27, the IP network interface comprising the IP server. 30. The vending machine of claim 29, the IP server operable to generate emails comprising operation data. 31. The vending machine of claim 27, the IP network interface comprising the web server configured to communicate web pages via over the at least one IP network. 32. The vending machine of claim 31, the web pages comprising operation data. 33. The vending machine of claim 27, the IP network interface further operable to, via the 1P network, communicate operation data to a host device operable to display the operation data. 34. The vending machine of claim 27, the IP network interface further operable to, via the IP network, receive operation data from a host device operable to alter the operation data. 35. The vending machine of claim 27, wherein the IP network interface is addressable by an IP address, and the IP network interface is configured to be communicatively coupled to a domain name service operable to permit a host device communicatively coupled to the IP network interface to address the IP network interface by a fixed uniform resource locator (URL), regardless of whether the IP address for the IP network interface is static or dynamic. 36. The vending machine of claim 27, further comprising: the IP network interface operable to communicate via wireless transmissions; and the IP network interface comprising a wireless transceiver for communicating via the IP network. 37. The vending machine of claim 27, further comprising: the IP network operable to communicate via wire-line transmissions; and the IP network interface comprising a wire-line transceiver for communicating via the IP network. 38. The vending machine of claim 27, the operation data comprising at least one of: (a) dispensing and inventory data, (b) cash levels, and (c) equipment status data. 39. The vending machine of claim 27, the vending machine comprising a beverage dispensing device. 40. The vending machine of claim 27, wherein the vending machine controller comprises the IP network interface. 41. The vending machine of claim 27, wherein the audit device comprises the IP network interface. 42. The vending machine of claim 27, further comprising a simple network management protocol (SNMP) agent or subagent. 43. An audit device for auditing a vending machine, the audit device comprising: a multi-drop bus (MDB) interface for communicating with an MDB interface of a vending machine controller (VMC) in the vending machine;a data exchange (DEX) interface in for communicating with a DEX interface of the VMC in the vending machine; andan Internet Protocol (IP) network interface comprising at least one of an IP server and a web server, the IP network interface configured to communicate operation data with an IP network. 44. The audit device of claim 43, the IP network interface operable to communicate operation data with the IP network using at least one protocol selected from the group consisting of hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP), file transfer protocol (FTP), simple mail transfer protocol (SMTP), simple object access protocol (SOAP), and simple network management protocol (SNMP). 45. The audit device of claim 43, the IP network interface comprising an IP server. 46. The audit device of claim 45, the IP server operable to generate emails comprising operation data. 47. The audit device of claim 43, the IP network interface comprising a web server. 48. The system of claim 47, the web server operable to serve web pages comprising operation data. 49. The audit device of claim 43, the IP network interface further operable to, via the IP network, communicate operation data to a host device operable to display the operation data. 50. The audit device of claim 43, the IP network interface further operable to, via the IP network, receive operation data from a host device operable to alter the operation data. 51. The audit device of claim 43, wherein the IP network interface is addressable by an IP address, and the IP network interface is configured to be communicatively coupled to a domain name service operable to permit a host device communicatively coupled to the IP network interface to address the IP network interface by a fixed uniform resource locator (URL), regardless of whether the IP address for the IP network interface is static or dynamic. 52. The audit device of claim 43, further comprising: the IP network interface operable to communicate via wireless transmissions; and the IP network interface comprising a wireless transceiver for communicating via the IP network. 53. The audit device of claim 43, further comprising: the IP network operable to communicate via wire-line transmissions; and the IP network interface comprising a wire-line transceiver for communicating via the IP network. 54. The audit device of claim 43 further comprising a simple network management protocol (SNMP) agent or subagent.
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