Abstract: An electronic point of sales (EPOS) vending control apparatus for connecting different types of electronic point of sales (EPOS) systems with different types of vending machines is disclosed. The apparatus provides means for ensuring that the signals carrying control instructions for each EPOS system and vending machine connected to the control apparatus are in an appropriate format. The invention also ensures that one person is fully accountable for all vends originating from a particular EPOS system to provide one point of access and includes a verifiable audit trail. Each vend operation is recorded against a single authenticated operator.
Type:
Application
Filed:
August 28, 2007
Publication date:
August 25, 2011
Applicant:
JANUARY PATENTS LIMITED
Inventors:
Gerard Concannon, Michael Cattigan, John Henry, Sean Kenna, James Forde, Dominic Feeney