Patent ID: 9613337
Date: 2017-04-04
CPC Classifications: G06Q,G07F

Claim:
1. A lottery ticket dispenser system, comprising: an array comprising a plurality of separate bins, each bin defined by a housing having a defined first internal space for receipt of first stack of interconnected lottery tickets; each bin having a removable first front panel an electronic drive mechanism mounted to the first front panel that dispenses the lottery tickets from the bin; a scanner mounted to the first front panel and disposed to read a code on the lottery tickets dispensed from the bin; a controller mounted to the first front panel in communication with the drive mechanism, the controller having a stored drive profile for a particular sized lottery ticket; a plurality of different sized bin inserts, each bin insert insertable into the bin housings and defining a second internal space that is less than the first internal space of the housing for receipt of a second stack of lottery tickets having a lesser individual length than the first stack of lottery tickets; a second front panel associated with each of the bin inserts, each second front panel comprising a second drive mechanism, a second scanner, and a second controller mounted thereto, the second controller having a stored drive profile for a particular sized lottery ticket in the second stack of lottery tickets; and wherein the first removable panel is removed, and one of the different sized bin inserts and associated second front panel are configured with the bin to convert the bin for dispensing of different sized lottery tickets.