AU573026B2 - An apparatus for vending individually marked articles - Google Patents

An apparatus for vending individually marked articles

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Publication number
AU573026B2
AU573026B2 AU46714/85A AU4671485A AU573026B2 AU 573026 B2 AU573026 B2 AU 573026B2 AU 46714/85 A AU46714/85 A AU 46714/85A AU 4671485 A AU4671485 A AU 4671485A AU 573026 B2 AU573026 B2 AU 573026B2
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Australia
Prior art keywords
articles
display device
information
reading
prize
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AU46714/85A
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AU4671485A (en
Inventor
Bengt Antas
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SELLMATIC Oy
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F17/00—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
    • G07F17/42—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for ticket printing or like apparatus, e.g. apparatus for dispensing of printed paper tickets or payment cards
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07C—TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
    • G07C15/00—Generating random numbers; Lottery apparatus
    • G07C15/005—Generating random numbers; Lottery apparatus with dispensing of lottery tickets

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Control Of Vending Devices And Auxiliary Devices For Vending Devices (AREA)
  • Time Recorders, Dirve Recorders, Access Control (AREA)
  • Management, Administration, Business Operations System, And Electronic Commerce (AREA)
  • Credit Cards Or The Like (AREA)
  • Vending Machines For Individual Products (AREA)

Description

An apparatus for vending individually marked articles
The present invention relates to an apparatus for vending individually marked articles, such as lottery tickets, said apparatus comprising a magazin of articles, a device for feeding the articles out from the apparatus and a coin slot for actuating said feeding device.
Vending machines for lottery tickets having the construction described above are previously known. A disadvantage of these automats is that they do not at¬ tract buyers to such an extent as living sellers of lot¬ tery tickets and they have therefore not attained any- greater distribution. This can partly be due to the fact that a lottery ticket, which usually contains a number only, does not give any clear* information on the possible prize, bat this information must be obtained elsewhere. The object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus for vending "lottery tickets, which attracts buyers to a considerably greater degree than previously known automats. The apparatus according to the invention is characterized in that the apparatus comprises a means for reading the individual information on the article standing next to be fed out, a display device which visu¬ ally indicates the content of the information, such as a lottery prize, and a device with a memory, said device controlling the display device. As the apparatus is pro¬ vided with a display device which visually indicates the possible prize, e.g. by means of a simple code, the buyer immediately sees the amount of the prize in a simple and pleasant way, which should increase the willingness to buy.
The display device can consist of lamps which can be lit up in different combinations or of rotatably mounted wheels which are positioned side by side and the peripheral surface of which is provided with symbols. According to a preferred embodiment, the apparatus according to the invention consists of a housing con¬ taining a magazin of lottery tickets, each one of which is individually marked with a code which indicates the amount of the possible prize. The housing also com¬ prises a device for feeding lottery tickets out from the apparatus, and a coin slot for actuating said feeding device.
According to the invention, the apparatus is pro- vided with a means which by means of a laser beam reads the individual information on the lottery ticket which is next to be fed out from the apparatus. The informa¬ tion is transferred from the reading means to a micro¬ processor, in the memory of which data is recorded with regard to the prize corresponding to the obtained in¬ formation. The microprocessor sends the information on the prize further to a display device which is located on the front side of the housing and which consists of a number of lamps, preferably of different colours, which provide a visually readable code. This code is printed- or painted on the front side of the housing, the prize being disclosed therewith, whereby the buyer can obtain information on the prize by comparing the printed codes with the code displayed on the display device. When the buyer has obtained the ticket, he can claim the prize against the ticket at a place for claiming the prizes.
The display device can alternatively consist of rotatably mounted wheels which are positioned side by side and the peripheral surface of which is provided with symbols, whereby a certain combination of symbols gives a certain prize, which is indicated on the front side of the housing.
In place of lottery tickets, which are usually made of paper, it is possible to vend different kinds of tickets or discs made of paper, plastic or metal by means of the apparatus according to the invention. The main point is that the articles are provided with an individually readable marking.

Claims (5)

Claims:
1. Apparatus for vending individually marked arti¬ cles, such as lottery tickets, said apparatus comprising a magazin of articles, a device for feeding the articles out from the apparatus and a coin slot for actuating said feeding device, c h a r a c t e r i z e d in that the apparatus comprises a means for reading the indivi¬ dual information on the article standing next to be fed out, a display device which visually indicates the con¬ tent of the information, such as a lottery prize, and a device with a memory, said device controlling the dis¬ play device.
2. Apparatus according to claim 1, c h a r a c - t e r i z e d in that the reading means operates by means of a laser beam for reading the information on the articles.
3» Apparatus according to claim 1, c h a r a c - t e r i z e d in that the display device in a manner known per se consists of lamps to be lit up in different combinations.
4. Apparatus according to claim 1, c h a r a c - t e r i z e d in that the display device consists of rotatably mounted wheels known per se, which are posi- tioned- side by side and the peripheral surface of which is provided with symbols.
5. Apparatus according to claim 1, c h a r a c - t e r i z e d in that the controlling device is a microprocessor.
AU46714/85A 1984-07-16 1985-07-11 An apparatus for vending individually marked articles Ceased AU573026B2 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
FI842850 1984-07-16
FI842850A FI69718C (en) 1984-07-16 1984-07-16 APPARATUS FOER FOERSAELJNING AV INDIVIDUELLT MAERKTA FOEREMAOL

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AU4671485A AU4671485A (en) 1986-02-10
AU573026B2 true AU573026B2 (en) 1988-05-26

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EP (1) EP0221072B1 (en)
AU (1) AU573026B2 (en)
CA (1) CA1246720A (en)
DE (1) DE3580040D1 (en)
FI (1) FI69718C (en)
WO (1) WO1986000737A1 (en)

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AU7508581A (en) * 1981-02-02 1982-08-12 Stern Electronics, Inc. Electronic display vending machine

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WO1986000737A1 (en) 1986-01-30
DE3580040D1 (en) 1990-11-08
FI69718C (en) 1986-03-10
FI842850A0 (en) 1984-07-16
AU4671485A (en) 1986-02-10
EP0221072A1 (en) 1987-05-13
CA1246720A (en) 1988-12-13
FI69718B (en) 1985-11-29
EP0221072B1 (en) 1990-10-03

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