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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2001
Applicant:
Paul Robert Fletcher, Camberley, GB;
Inventor:
Paul Robert Fletcher, Camberley, GB;
Assignee:
Mars, Incorporated, McLean, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F007/08 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A cash handling machine, such as a vending machine, includes various components, such as cash store, that are located within the housing. The machine is operable in a normal mode, in which a credit value is accumulated in response to cash received, and a float mode in which cash received is directed to the cash store without giving credit to the user. The machine can be switched between the normal mode and the float mode in response to an operation by a person, wherein the operation can be performed by the person without the person having access to internal components of the machine.