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METHOD OF OUTPUTTING OFFERS AT A VENDING MACHINE

  • US 20080033594A1
  • Filed: 10/16/2007
  • Published: 02/07/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/16/2000
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method of operating a vending machine, comprising:

  • receiving, from a customer, a request to dispense an item at the vending machine;

    determining, by the vending machine, that the item will not be dispensed by the vending machine;

    determining, by the vending machine, a state of a service queue at a retail establishment; and

    outputting to the customer, in the case that the state of the service queue is determined to indicate fewer than a predefined threshold number of customers waiting in the service queue, a coupon for the item to be redeemed at the retail establishment, wherein the outputting is conducted based on the determination that the item will not be dispensed.

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