US2011161146A1PendingUtilityA1
Method and apparatus for managing vending machine offers
Est. expiryMay 28, 2023(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Jay S. WalkerPaul T. BreitenbachSih Y. LeeV. O'NeilPaul D. SignorelliDaniel E. TedescoJames A. JoraschGeoffrey M. Gelman
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Abstract
Systems, methods, and articles of manufacture for providing promotions at vending machines, such as by providing vending machine subscriptions to a category of products, are disclosed.
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exact text as granted — not AI-modified1 . A method, comprising:
determining, by a vending machine, an available promotion; and causing, by the vending machine and in response to a coin inventory level of the vending machine, the promotion to be output.
2 . A vending machine, comprising:
a processing device; and a memory in communication with the processing device, the memory storing instructions that when executed by the processing device result in:
determining an available promotion; and
causing, in response to a coin inventory level of the vending machine, the promotion to be output.
3 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that when executed by a processing device result in:
determining an available promotion; and causing, in response to a coin inventory level of a vending machine, the promotion to be output.Cited by (0)
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