Patent ID: 6802760
Filing Date: 2004-10-12
Classification: B24B,G07F,G11B

Abstract:
Vending apparatus for optical disk restoration comprising:a housing: means for receiving and guiding an optical disk to be restored from a customer into the housing; means for inspecting the disk in the housing to determine whether the disk is correctly positioned for polishing and for providing a signal indicative of a position of the disk; means for detecting any perforation in a reflective layer of a correctly positioned disk and providing a signal indicative thereof; means for ejecting the disk from the housing in response to a signal by the detecting means that the reflective layer has been perforated; a user interface for requesting and receiving payment from a customer in response to a signal by the detecting means that the reflective layer is imperforate and for providing a signal indicating receipt of correct payment; means for polishing an exposed light receiving surface of a data carrying protective layer of the disk to ameliorate any scratches therein in response to receipt of a signal from the user interface means indicating correct payment by the payment requesting and receiving means; and, means for ejecting a polished disk from the housing to the customer.