Multimedia system and method for controlling vending machines

• US 20070100696A1
• Filed: 10/27/2006
• Published: 05/03/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 10/27/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Automated Vending Technology, Inc. (AVT Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Automated Vending Technology, Inc. (AVT Inc.)
• Inventors: Illingworth, Shannon
• Application Number:
  US11/588,420
• Publication Number:
  US 20070100696A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14.650
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0268 at point-of-sale [POS]
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 5/18 specially adapted for controlling several coin-freed apparatus from one place
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 9/001 Interfacing with vending machines using mobile or wearable devices
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 9/002 Vending machines being part of a centrally controlled network of vending machines
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 9/0235 the arrangements being full-front touchscreens

Abstract

A multimedia system for controlling a plurality of remote vending machines includes an enterprise control center, a network coupling the enterprise control center and the plurality of remote vending machines, a touch screen associated with each of the plurality of vending machines for selecting items to be vended therein, and means for displaying a plurality of advertisements on said touch screen. The advertisement display means also includes means for delivering advertisement content based on the selection of items vended within the plurality of vending machines.

Claims

1. A multimedia system for controlling a plurality of remote vending machines, comprising:

an enterprise control center;

a network coupling said enterprise control center and the plurality of remote vending machines;

a touch screen associated with each of the plurality of vending machines for selecting items to be vended therein; and

means for displaying a plurality of advertisements on said touch screen.

2. The multimedia system according to claim 1, wherein said touch screen further comprises means for paying for said items to be vended within the plurality of vending machines.

3. The multimedia system according to claim 1, wherein said advertisement display means further comprises means for delivering advertisement content based on the selection of items vended within the plurality of vending machines.