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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2002
Filed:
May. 16, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Andrew Michael Yellop, Sandhurst, GB;
Joelle Christine Havelaar, Reading, GB;
Kevin John Aylett, Wokingham, GB;
Assignee:
Mars Incorporated, McLean, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/00 ;
Abstract
A method of operating a money validator connected to a money-actuated machine through an interface carrying a plurality of price lines, comprising the steps of sensing said price lines and actuating one of said lines when sufficient money has been deposited in the validator; wherein the validator is arranged to detect at least two combinations each comprising the actuation of at least two different said price lines, and to respond differently to said combinations.