Differentiated vending indicia and methods
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1. A system for providing to a customer one of at least two available products comprising:
- a first and second dispensing means for vending a first or second product in response to a customer selection;
a first and second product selection means corresponding to the first and second dispensing means such that a customer actuation of the first or second customer selection means causes the corresponding first or second product to be vended; and
at least one sensory differentiated product indicium associated with at least one of the first or second product selection means for influencing the customer selection of the first or second product.
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Abstract
Systems for influencing a purchasers vending decision through the use of sensory differentiated product indicia are disclosed. Methods for activating sensory differentiated product indicia in response to available inventory also are disclosed.
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1. A system for providing to a customer one of at least two available products comprising:
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a first and second dispensing means for vending a first or second product in response to a customer selection;
a first and second product selection means corresponding to the first and second dispensing means such that a customer actuation of the first or second customer selection means causes the corresponding first or second product to be vended; and
at least one sensory differentiated product indicium associated with at least one of the first or second product selection means for influencing the customer selection of the first or second product. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for dispensing one of at least two available liquid products in response to a customer selection of one of the at least two products comprising:
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a first and second dispenser for dispensing a first or second liquid product in response to a customer selection;
a first and second product selector corresponding to the first and second dispenser such that a customer actuation of the first or second customer selection means causes the corresponding first or second liquid product to be vended; and
at least one sensory differentiated product indicia associated with the first or second product selector for influencing the customer selection of the first or second product. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A process for using sensory differentiated product indicia to preferentially sell products in accordance with available supply in a vending machine comprising the steps of:
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inventorying the amount of two or more products that can be vended by the vending machine; and
thereafterinitiating a sensory differentiated product indicia in response to the inventory of products that can be vended by the machine, thereby promoting the dispensing of a product in response to product inventorying. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27)
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