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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2003
Roc A. Lastinger, Cave Creek, AZ (US);
Chuck Glasser, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Nissim Ozer, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Robert Ufford, Roswell, GA (US);
Armando Viteri, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Roc A. Lastinger, Cave Creek, AZ (US);
Chuck Glasser, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Nissim Ozer, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Robert Ufford, Roswell, GA (US);
Armando Viteri, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
RF Code, Inc., Mesa, AZ (US);
Abstract
A system includes a plurality of vending machines communicating wirelessly with a centralized consolidation unit. The consolidation unit communicates via a pre-established communications network, such as a wired or wireless telephone network with a data collection center. A method of polling a vending machine having a wireless transceiver includes sending a first wireless signal to the wireless transceiver of the vending machine, the first signal soliciting a status response from the vending machine, and receiving a second wireless signal from the transceiver of the vending machine, the second signal including the status response which includes information pertaining to a status of the vending machine. The status information may pertain to an inventory level, money deposits, maintenance status or security status of the vending machine.