CONSUMER OPERATED KIOSKS FOR PURCHASING FRESH FOODS AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20140089077A1
SERIAL NO

13802070

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The present disclosure is directed to consumer operated kiosks for purchasing fresh foods and associated systems and methods. In one embodiment, for example, a consumer operated kiosk can include a temperature controlled compartment for storing an inventory of fresh foods items, a user interface configured to receive user instructions corresponding to selected fresh food items, and a product retrieval system configured to move selected fresh food items from the temperature controlled compartment to a dispensing area. In various embodiments, the consumer operated kiosk can further include a communications facility configured to send transaction information associated with fresh food items purchased at the consumer operated kiosk to a remote computer, and the remote computer can update associated inventory information and store it in a remote database. The remote computer can monitor ages of the fresh food items in the inventory.

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COINSTAR LLC2711 CENTERVILLE ROAD SUITE 400 WILMINGTON DE 19808

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Doumani, Alex Aziz Portland, US 4 62
Roden, Nicole Marie Chicago, US 2 34
Zuckerman, Scott Lee Deerfield, US 2 34

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