Patent ID: 8657655

Claim:
A mobile supply device for delivery of coins to a coin receiving module having a coin inlet and a control unit, wherein the mobile supply device ( 2 ) comprises: a coin reservoir ( 4 , 5 ) for the storage of a number of coins to be delivered a device for the detachable connection of the mobile supply device to the coin inlet of the coin receiving module, and a control unit ( 7 ), wherein when the mobile supply device ( 2 ) is in a coin delivery position relative to a coin receiving module ( 1 , 1 ′, 1 ″) the coin reservoir ( 4 , 5 ) of the mobile supply device ( 2 ) interfaces with the coin inlet ( 8 ) of the coin receiving module ( 1 , 1 ′, 1 ″) such that the coins collected in the coin reservoir ( 4 , 5 ) are delivered to the coin inlet ( 8 ) of the coin receiving module ( 1 , 1 ′, 1 ″) in portions depending on a supply request ( 10 ) received by the control unit ( 7 ) of the mobile supply device ( 2 ) from the control unit ( 9 ) of the coin receiving module ( 1 , 1 ′, 1 ″), and wherein the control unit ( 7 ) of the mobile supply device ( 2 ) is assigned an inventory data memory in which the coin inventory of the mobile supply device ( 2 ) is stored.