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MICRO VIDEO ASSISTANT

  • US 20150287042A1
  • Filed: 04/03/2015
  • Published: 10/08/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/03/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for retrofitting an existing vending machine with a video communications device, the method comprising:

  • securing a video communications device to a vending machine such that a mounting feature of the video communications device is removably coupled with a mounting location on a housing of the vending machine, the video communications device comprising;

    a video communications module configured to enable real-time audio/video interactions with a ticket office of the transit system, the video communications module comprising;

    a display;

    a camera directed in front of the vending machine such that an image of a user of the vending machine is capturable by the camera;

    a speaker; and

    a microphone; and

    a video communication device communications interface;

    electronically coupling the video communications device with a power supply of the vending machine such that the video communications device receives operating power from the power supply;

    communicatively coupling the video communications device with a communications interface of the vending machine such that functions of the vending machine are controllable using the video communications device; and

    communicatively coupling the video communications device with the ticket office using a communications interface of the video communications device to enable real-time video communications with the ticket office.

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