Method of distributing printed publications
CA 2284452 A1 · Owner: Video Entertainment Systems & Technology Inc. · Inventors: Gill, Gordon; Zinn, John; Heurter, Ken
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A method of distributing printed publications involves providing a central processor and a plurality of remote satellite processors having a communication device adapted to permit the satellite processor to communicate with the central processor. There is at least one and, preferably several, dispensing units provided for each of the plurality of remote satellite processors. Each dispensing unit includes a display adapted to display menu selections, an input device adapted to receive consumer selections made from the display menu a, payment processing unit adapted to receive payment from the consumer based upon the selections made and a printer adapted, for printing out a printed …
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- Filed October 4, 1999. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended October 4, 2019.
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