TRAVEL DOCUMENT VENDING MACHINE Russian patent published in 2004 - IPC

FIELD: automatic vending machines. SUBSTANCE: proposed vending machine designed for functioning as part of continuous data transmission network to enable user to buy travel documents of various kinds and/or additional subjects of sale without operatorTs or cashierTs intervention using same machine is assembled of separate modules accommodated in housing for their replacement or removal without disturbing its normal operation and has magnetic ticket coding module, contactless smart card coding module, additional subject-of-sale vending module, cheque shaping module, network controller connected to local operatorTs check device and to means for connecting vending machine to central control device, as well as automatic data processing unit. Data processing unit has memory-incorporating processor connected to second memory-incorporating processor and at least one nonvolatile memory for sale data storage and saving. First processor is designed for receiving and processing selection signals and cash means arrival signals, generating respective control signals passed to second processor and respective modules and devices, and for replacing selection signal by deselection signal. Second processor is intended to generate control signal for first processor in case user can be given travel document or additional subjects of sale of selected kind and to produce second control signal supplied to magnetic ticket coding module in case cash means accepted comply with their fitness standard and with chosen type of magnetic ticket. EFFECT: enlarged functional and service capabilities of vending machine. 17 cl, 2 dwg