The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Sep. 04, 2007
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2004
Victoria Elizabeth Lealao, San Jose, CA (US);
Robert Brooke Martin, San Jose, CA (US);
Lewis Lee Nunnelley, San Jose, CA (US);
Victoria Elizabeth Lealao, San Jose, CA (US);
Robert Brooke Martin, San Jose, CA (US);
Lewis Lee Nunnelley, San Jose, CA (US);
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Netherlands BV, Amsterdam, NL;
Abstract
A vending machine has a nonvolatile data storage device for storing transactions with customers. The customers may use a number of cashless options to make purchases from the vending machine, including magnetic credit or debit cards, or universal vending cards. The transactions are stored on the storage device and later retrieved either locally or remotely. The security of the data is enhanced by requiring separate passwords for the data storage device, access to the data storage device, and, optionally, for the vending machine controller. In addition, the data is inaccessible should the storage device become separated from the controller.
Data source: USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) public patent records. Weekly synchronization. How IDiyas builds this profile