Patent ID: 9153092
Filing Date: 2015-10-06
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A prize merchandiser comprising: a cabinet having a front wall; a see-through monitor extending through the front wall; a touch screen overlay mounted over the see-through monitor; a coin acceptor attached to the cabinet; a prize dispenser mounted inside the cabinet, the prize dispenser having a prize storage area extending behind the see-through monitor so that prizes in the prize storage area are visible through the see-through monitor; and a computer unit connected to the coin acceptor, the prize dispenser, the see-through monitor and the touch screen overlay, the computer unit being configured to run an interactive video game that displays on the see-through monitor and is controlled by player interactions with the touch screen overlay once a preset game right is collected by the coin acceptor, and to operate the prize dispenser so as to dispense a prize based on an outcome of the video game.