Title:
タバコ販売機
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP5242053
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
A tobacco dispenser for cigarettes and other similar products includes a mechanism for dispensing stock contained in the machine. The tobacco dispenser is ftu-ther provided with an input device, such as a radio frequency identifier (RFID) reader, non-volatile memory, and control logic. In operation, the dispenser is typically installed in a back-of-bar environment, where a customer may ask an attendant to purchase a packet of cigarettes. In order to make such a sale, the attendant swipes an RFID card against the RFID reader of the tobacco dispenser. This allows the RFID reader to access a unique serial number contained in the RFID card, which can then be verified against a set of authorisations maintained in the dispenser. The tobacco dispenser will only dispense a product if the attendant is suitably authorised.
Inventors:
Willis Chris
Keaton Harden
Keaton Harden
Application Number:
JP2006530591A
Publication Date:
July 24, 2013
Filing Date:
October 05, 2004
Export Citation:
Assignee:
BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO (INVESTMENTS) LIMITED
International Classes:
G07F7/12; G07F7/02; G07F7/10; G07F9/02; G07F11/60
Domestic Patent References:
| JP3066715U | ||||
| JP2002163712A | ||||
| JP62205467A | ||||
| JP10124738A | ||||
| JP2003232154A | ||||
| JP2002373366A | ||||
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Foreign References:
| WO2002023495A1 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Junyuki Morita