An automatic vending machine and method are presented. The machine comprises a cells' arrangement having an arrays of cells, each for storing an article therein; a monitoring system comprising an article identifier assembly configured and operable for identifying an article-related data in each of the...http://www.google.com.tw/patents/US20050216120?utm_source=gb-gplus-share專利 US20050216120 - Automatic vending machine and method