AU758958B2 - A configurable vending machine audit module - Google Patents

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AU758958B2
AU758958B2 AU47452/99A AU4745299A AU758958B2 AU 758958 B2 AU758958 B2 AU 758958B2 AU 47452/99 A AU47452/99 A AU 47452/99A AU 4745299 A AU4745299 A AU 4745299A AU 758958 B2 AU758958 B2 AU 758958B2
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Patrick J. Mcgarry
Matthew P. Morris
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Crane Payment Innovations Inc
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F9/00—Details other than those peculiar to special kinds or types of apparatus
    • G07F9/02—Devices for alarm or indication, e.g. when empty; Advertising arrangements in coin-freed apparatus
    • G07F9/026—Devices for alarm or indication, e.g. when empty; Advertising arrangements in coin-freed apparatus for alarm, monitoring and auditing in vending machines or means for indication, e.g. when empty

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  • Control Of Vending Devices And Auxiliary Devices For Vending Devices (AREA)
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