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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2005
Douglas Earle Pollard, Manitoba, CA;
Timothy Anthony Albert Janis, Manitoba, CA;
Douglas Earle Pollard, Manitoba, CA;
Timothy Anthony Albert Janis, Manitoba, CA;
Pollard Banknote Limited Partnership, Winnipeg, Manitoba, CA;
Abstract
A vending machine for lottery tickets includes an exterior housing for access by a purchasing customer and a secure interior within which is mounted a plurality of dispensing containers to dispense the one or more tickets as selected by the purchasing customer. A plurality of separate holders for printed ticket information are arranged in an array, each with a purchase switch and an information switch actuable by the customer. Graphic information is provided on a video display screen controlled by a control unit within the housing arranged to control the dispensing of the selected tickets and to display on the video display screen graphic information relating to a ticket in response to information switches actuated by the customer. The graphics on the screen can be actuated in response to a motion sensor detecting the presence of a customer. The screen serves also as a display screen for the authorized operator and thus can be moved to be viewed from outside or inside a door. The printed cards are illuminated by a row of LEDs. Complex graphics for the screen can be provided on a memory stick plugged into a USB port on the input interface.