Inventors:
Kern Jennison - Daytona Beach FL, US
Justin Jennison - Daytona Beach FL, US
International Classification:
G06K 5/00, G07F 7/04, G06F 19/00
Abstract:
A system for re-using a coin in an apparatus that requires the coin to operate the apparatus, the system including a currency insertion device, an activation device configured to activate the apparatus once currency provided to the currency insertion device has been validated, a holding bin configured to hold at least one coin, and a collection device configured to capture the at least one coin when activation ceases. A method and computer software code, stored on a computer readable media and executable with a processor, are also disclosed.