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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2020
Wincor Nixdorf International Gmbh, Paderborn, DE;
Kai Jungclaus, Langenfeld, DE;
DIEBOLD NIXDORF SYSTEMS GMBH, Paderborn, DE;
Abstract
An apparatus for the return of a good has a reading unit for capturing details concerning the good; an input unit for inputting information representative of the good; a display unit for displaying the details and/or the information; at least one locker that is unlockable and lockable; a checking unit that checks whether the good is in the locker; and a control unit that is electrically coupled to the reading unit, the input unit, the display unit, the locker, and the checking unit. The control unit uses the proof and the input information to check whether the good can be returned, uses the display unit to display information about the good and information concerning the return of the good, unlocks the locker to receive the good and locks the locker after the good has been received, uses the checking unit to check whether the good is in the locker.