Automated, interactive vending system for products which must be processed
CA 2050328 A1 · Owner: Delphi Technology, Inc. · Inventors: Bostic, Steve
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An automated interactive system for receiving, storing processing, retrieving and dispensing film still video camera diskettes, or other products which must be processed. The system includes an unmanned, automated and computerized apparatus analogous to an automatic teller machine (ATM). Instructions presented on an interactive video display prompt a patron to enter identification information and data concerning the type of photoprocessing desired. The information entered is stored on a floppy computer disc or transmitted electronically to a remote processing facility via a telephone link and used to track the order as it is processed at a remote location. The telephone link also allows …
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- Filed March 28, 1990. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended March 28, 2010.
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