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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 1998
Filed:
Apr. 17, 1996
Mark H Leibu, St. Louis, MO (US);
Coin Acceptors, Inc., St. Louis, MO (US);
Abstract
A four coin tube/four coin denomination coin changer is configured for installation and operation within existing vending machines, which existing vending machines have vending machine controllers configured to recognize and operate with coin changers having only three coin tubes and which vending machine controllers are operable to effect payout of coins from such three coin tube coin changers by signals produced on three coin tube interface lines. The four coin tube coin changer includes a processor which, when installed, is operatively connected to the three coin tube interface lines of the vending machine. The processor of the four coin tube coin changer is programmed to interpret signals received from the coin tube interface lines as particular monetary values, and the processor buffers or stores such values thereby accumulating a change payout amount. The processor is operable in various modes to effect payout of the accumulated change payout amount.