Patent ID: 7258220
Filing Date: 2007-08-21
Classification: G07D,G07F

Abstract:
1. A token purchasing device, comprising: a banknote accepting unit for accepting banknotes and outputting a banknote value signal based on the denomination of the accepted banknote; a clock unit for outputting the current time information; a pseudorandom number generator for indicating a predetermined range of times from a start time to an end time; a control unit for receiving the banknote value signal from the banknote accepting unit and the current time information from the clock unit, the control unit storing a predetermined range of times from a start time to an end time, the control unit computing and outputting a token dispensing signal corresponding to a predetermined quantity of tokens, the predetermined quantity of tokens being a first quantity of tokens when the current time is within the predetermined range of times, the predetermined quantity of tokens being a second quantity of tokens when the current time is not within the predetermined range of times, the first quantity of tokens being greater than the second quantity of tokens; and a token dispensing unit for dispensing the predetermined quantity of tokens based on the token dispensing signal from the control unit, wherein the token dispensing signal is automatically changed based on the current time information from the clock unit.