US Patent 7357239 Vending machine tracking system

Patent 7357239 was granted and assigned to Beaver Machine Corporation on April, 2008 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Current Assignee

Beaver Machine Corporation

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

7357239

Date of Patent

April 15, 2008

Patent Application Number

10505423

Date Filed

February 25, 2003

Patent Primary Examiner

Patrick Mackey

Patent abstract

A tracking system counts events in the operation of multiple machines or devices over a wide geographic area. For example, for bulk venders the system counts each vend responsive to rotation through a cycle of the coin mechanism, and preferably records the date and time of each vend. An active tag has a memory for storing data representing a vending event, for example the date and time of the event. The data is periodically read by an interrogator, which downloads the data stored in the tag memory and erases the memory to reset the tag for continued monitoring of the vender. With this information an operator can reconcile revenues, track when sales take place and over what period of time, and track the work habits of service personnel.