METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING AND SELLING PAINT REMOTELY
First Claim
1. A method for producing paints, comprising:
- providing a paint manufacturing system, comprising;
a housing;
an input device coupled to said housing;
a payment device associated with said housing;
a computer system communicating with said input device and said payment device;
a paint component storage system containing at least two paint components, wherein said paint component storage system is operatively coupled to said computer system;
a dispenser fluidly coupled to said paint component storage system; and
at least one paint container contained in said housing;
receiving a paint type indication through said input device to said computer system;
receiving payment through said payment device to said computer system, said computer system instructing said paint component storage system to flow a desired amount of at least two paint components to said dispenser in response to said paint type indication; and
dispensing a desired amount of at least two paint components into at least one paint container.
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Abstract
A paint manufacturing system includes a paint component storage system in fluid communication with a dispenser. A computer system is operatively coupled to the dispenser through the paint component storage system. The paint component storage system flows a desired amount of at least two paint components to the dispenser in response to a paint type indication provided to the computer system. An internet may be in communication with the computer system. Alternatively, the paint manufacturing system may be configured so as to be available twenty four hours, seven days a week, dispensing paint at the time of purchase. In additional embodiments, a second computer system may be coupled to a plurality of paint manufacturing systems in order to allow large orders to be divided among multiple systems.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for producing paints, comprising:
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providing a paint manufacturing system, comprising; a housing; an input device coupled to said housing; a payment device associated with said housing; a computer system communicating with said input device and said payment device; a paint component storage system containing at least two paint components, wherein said paint component storage system is operatively coupled to said computer system; a dispenser fluidly coupled to said paint component storage system; and at least one paint container contained in said housing; receiving a paint type indication through said input device to said computer system; receiving payment through said payment device to said computer system, said computer system instructing said paint component storage system to flow a desired amount of at least two paint components to said dispenser in response to said paint type indication; and dispensing a desired amount of at least two paint components into at least one paint container. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A paint manufacturing system, comprising:
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a kiosk; an internet operatively coupled to said kiosk; a computer system operatively coupled to said internet; a paint component storage system operatively coupled to said computer system; at least two paint components are stored in said paint component storage system; and a dispenser fluidly coupled to said paint component storage system wherein said paint component storage system flows a desired amount of at least two paint components to said dispenser in response to a paint type indication provided to said computer system through said internet from said kiosk. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A paint manufacturing system, comprising:
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a first computer system; a plurality of second computer systems operatively coupled to said first computer system; a plurality of paint component storage systems each storing at least two paint components, wherein each paint component storage system is coupled to one second computer system; a plurality of dispensers, wherein each dispenser is in fluid communication with one paint component storage system; and wherein each paint component storage system flows a desired amount of at least two paint components to a dispenser in response to a paint additive indication provided to said first computer system. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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