Vending system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9240007
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14504814

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An embodiment includes a system comprising a first vending machine (VM), the first VM comprising: an exterior chassis having a top, bottom, backside, front side, and first and second sides that couple the front side to the backside; a wireless short range communications node included in the chassis; and an actuator coupled to a compartment included in the chassis; wherein (a) the actuator provides a vended good to an aperture in the front side upon actuation, and (b) each of the front side and first and second sides includes no physically manipulatable consumer interface with which the consumer can control the first VM via direct physical manipulation of the first VM. Other embodiments are described herein.

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VENDWATCH TELEMATICS LLC204 WEST POWELL LANE AUSTIN TX 78753

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Barragán, Rodríguez Alfonso Javier Monterrey, MX 4 135
Barragán, Treviño Alfonso Javier Monterrey, MX 7 150
Crow, James J Austin, US 18 590

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