Platform to Perform Remote Commercial Transactions by Means of Vending Machines
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1. A system for the sale of intangible products through a vending machine, comprising:
- a controlling device placed within the vending machine,an application running on a cell phone of a staff member of a vending machine (VM) operator working in the field;
at least one application running on a personal computer of a staff member of the VM operator working within a facility of the VM operator; and
a computer system which manages all of the above-mentioned components.
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Abstract
A new system for the sale of intangible products through vending machines, featuring a controlling device placed within a vending machine, an application for the member of the staff of the vending machine (VM) operator working in the field (which runs on his/her cell phone), one or more applications for the members of the staff of the VM operator working within the facilities of the VM operator (running on personal computers), and a computer system which manages all of the above-mentioned components.
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1. A system for the sale of intangible products through a vending machine, comprising:
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a controlling device placed within the vending machine, an application running on a cell phone of a staff member of a vending machine (VM) operator working in the field; at least one application running on a personal computer of a staff member of the VM operator working within a facility of the VM operator; and a computer system which manages all of the above-mentioned components. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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8. A system for the sale of intangible products through a vending machine, comprising:
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a controlling device placed within the vending machine, an application running on a hand-held, PDA electronic device, or other device with similar features of a staff member of a vending machine (VM) operator working in the field; at least one application running on a personal computer of a staff member of the VM operator working within a facility of the VM operator; and a computer system which manages all of the above-mentioned components. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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