VENDING MACHINE COMPRISING AN INTEGRATED TRANSLUCENT LCD

• US 20150073590A1
• Filed: 04/17/2013
• Published: 03/12/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 04/18/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Crambo, S.A., S. A. Crambo
• Original Assignee: Crambo, S.A.
• Inventors: Garcia Manchado, Nilo, Garcia Manchado, Julio Cesar
• Application Number:
  US14/395,462
• Publication Number:
  US 20150073590A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/232
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/18 involving self-service terminals [SST], vending machines, kiosks or multimedia terminals
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 11/04 in which magazines the articles are stored one vertically above the other
• 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 9/009 User recognition or proximity detection
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 9/02 Devices for alarm or indication, e.g. when empty; Advertising arrangements in coin-freed apparatus alarms or warning devices indicating the interruption of flow to be metered G07F15/10
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 9/0235 the arrangements being full-front touchscreens
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 9/026 for alarm, monitoring and auditing in vending machines or means for indication, e.g. when empty
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2354/00 Aspects of interface with display user
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 3/3406 Control of illumination source illumination devices structurally associated with liquid crystal cells G02F1/1336

Abstract

The invention relates to a vending machine comprising an integrated translucent or transparent LCD element, of the type that are used to sell products, said machine comprising a chassis (100) open on one side (3), the opening (3) being covered by a transparent or translucent LCD panel (2) in the form of a door, and containing a light source, said elements being connected and controlled by a computer (8) comprising a plurality of white LEDs (41) arranged peripherally around the inside of the LCD screen (2) and perpendicularly oriented towards the inside (101) of the machine, which is entirely white.

Claims

1. Vending machine comprising an integrated translucent or transparent LCD element, of the type that are used to sell products, said machine comprising a chassis (100) open on one side (3), the opening (3) being covered by a transparent or translucent LCD panel (2) in the form of a door, and containing a light source, said elements being connected and controlled by a computer (8), characterized in that said light source consists of a plurality of white LEDs (41) arranged peripherally around the inside of the LCD screen (2);

said white LEDs (41) being perpendicularly oriented towards the inside (101) of the machine, said interior (101) being entirely white.

2. Machine according to claim 1, wherein the transparent or translucent LCD panel (2) incorporates a touch-sensitive layer (1).

3. Machine according to any of claim 1, wherein it also comprises a video camera (4) connected to the computer (8).

4. Machine according to any of claim 1, wherein it also comprises product payment elements (5) connected to the computer (8).

5. Machine according to claim 1, wherein it also comprises a NFC phone payment element (7) connected to the computer (8) and configured for connection to a mobile phone (300).

6. Machine according to claim 1, wherein it also comprises network communication means (6, 318) connected to the computer (8) and configured for connection to an external server (200).

7. Machine according to claim 1, wherein the light source housed inside only is operational when a person is detected close to the machine with a presence detector.

8. Machine according to claim 1, where the white is matt.

9. Machine according to claim 1, where the plurality of white LEDs (41) will have variable power.

10. Machine according to claim 1 comprising an inner video camera and oriented towards the products housed in the inside (101) of the machine.

11. Machine according to claim 1 incorporating at least a speaker and/or at least a microphone and/or an additional screen in at least a portion of one side.