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Patent
CA 1274893
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A video cassette vending machine has a plurality of storage positions which are not user-accessible and a vend position which is user-accessible. A carrier unit is provided for carrying a selected video cassette between one of the storage positions and the vend position. A positioning unit is provided for posi- tioning the carrier unit proximate to a selected storage position in response to user input. An engaging unit fixed to the carrier unit is provided for engaging and disengaging a selected video cassette. A reader unit is provided for identifying a selected video cassette. A microprocessor memory system is provided for recording and processing information about the contents of the storage positions and the identity of the selected video cassette.
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O'neil James P.
Powell Ken R.
Kirby Eades Gale Baker
O'neil James P.
Powell Ken R.
Term-Tronics Incorporated
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