Patent ID: 7063215

Claim:
A control system for regulating a dispenser, wherein the dispenser comprises a feeder bowl and one or more dispensing paths, wherein the control system comprises: a control unit for controlling each of: a feeder bowl vibration device for vibrating the feeder bowl; a rotation drive for rotating the one or more dispensing paths; and at least one dispensing path vibration device for vibrating the one or more dispensing paths; and one or more dispensing heads, wherein each of the one or more dispensing heads receives items from at least one of the one or more dispensing paths and comprises: a dispensing chute for directing a first plurality of the received items toward the dispenser, wherein at least one physical characteristic of each of the first plurality of the received items is within a predetermined range of physical characteristics; and a diversion chute for directing a second plurality of the received items away from the dispenser.