Controller for dispensing products
CA 2494939 A1 · Owner: Bergeron, Michael · Inventors: Bergeron, Michael; Inabnet, Joseph; Broussard, Brian
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A controller is disclosed for use in a product dispensing system of the type having dispensing locations and validation devices. The controller comprises a memory containing linked information and containing a plurality of drivers and a processor responsive to the input device and the memory for selecting an address based on the received information and the linked information. The processor (i) elects a driver from the plurality of drivers if the address corresponds to an automated dispensing device and (ii) produces an output responsive to the address if the address corresponds to a non-automated dispensing device.
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- Filed August 8, 2003. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended August 8, 2023.
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