Patent ID: 9478091
Filing Date: 2016-10-25
CPC Classification: G07F

Claim Text:
1. A digital media rental and return kiosk comprising: a store arranged to store physical digital media items; a customer-accessible user interface (i) having a dispense and return slot, and (ii) arranged to enable a customer to interact with the kiosk to either rent a digital media item from the store or return the digital media item to the store through the slot; a delivery system arranged to (i) transport the digital media item from the store to the slot during a dispense mode of operation, and (ii) transport the digital media item from the slot to the store during a return mode of operation; and a gate, mechanism including a gate which is movable from a closed position to a first opened position exposing a first amount of the slot to the customer to allow the customer to retrieve the digital media item through the first amount of the slot during the dispense mode of operation, and (ii) movable from the closed position to a second opened position exposing a second amount of the slot to the customer which is different from the first amount of the slot to allow the customer to insert the digital media item through the second amount of the slot during the return mode of operation.