PRODUCTS AND PROCESSES FOR PROMOTING MULTIPLE TRANSACTIONS AT A RETAIL ESTABLISHMENT
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving, via a point-of-sale terminal that is not a vending machine, an indication of a set of products which a customer desires to purchase;
offering, via the point-of-sale terminal, at least one product to the customer;
receiving an acceptance of the offer;
receiving, via a vending machine that is not the point-of-sale terminal, a request to receive the product, in which the step of receiving the request to receive the product is performed after the step of receiving the acceptance of the offer; and
dispensing, via the vending machine, a unit of the product.
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Abstract
According to an embodiment of the invention, products and processes are disclosed for receiving, via a point-of-sale terminal that is not a vending machine, an indication of a set of products which a customer desires to purchase. At least one product is offered to the customer via the point-of-sale terminal, and an acceptance of the offer is received. Thereafter a request to receive the product is received. A unit of the product is dispensed via the vending machine.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, via a point-of-sale terminal that is not a vending machine, an indication of a set of products which a customer desires to purchase;
offering, via the point-of-sale terminal, at least one product to the customer;
receiving an acceptance of the offer;
receiving, via a vending machine that is not the point-of-sale terminal, a request to receive the product, in which the step of receiving the request to receive the product is performed after the step of receiving the acceptance of the offer; and
dispensing, via the vending machine, a unit of the product. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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