SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPENSING PRODUCTS
First Claim
1. A product dispensing system, comprising:
- a first tank at a first location, and storing skim milk and connected to a first conduit;
a second tank at the first location, and storing milk fat and connected to a second conduit; and
a dispensing kiosk at a second location remote from the first location, the dispensing kiosk comprising;
a terminal receiving a request, the request including a type and an amount of a product for purchase;
a dispensing station adapted to receive a container, the dispensing station comprising a filling tube extended into the container for providing the product into the container based on the type and the amount in the request;
a scanner adapted to read a machine-readable code on the container placed in the dispensing station; and
a labeling mechanism configured to print and apply a label to the container in the dispensing station, the label including at least one of the type, the amount, a price, and a fill date of the product.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for dispensing a product from a dispensing kiosk are provided. An example system can include: a first tank at a first location, and storing skim milk and connected to a first conduit; a second tank at the first location, and storing milk fat and connected to a second conduit; and a dispensing kiosk at a second location remote from the first location, the dispensing kiosk comprising: a terminal receiving a request, the request including a type and an amount of a product for purchase; a dispensing station adapted to receive a container, the dispensing station comprising a filling tube extended into the container for providing the product into the container based on the type and the amount in the request; a scanner adapted to read a machine-readable code on the container placed in the dispensing station; and a labeling mechanism configured to print and apply a label to the container in the dispensing station, the label including at least one of the type, the amount, a price, and a fill date of the product.
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20 Claims
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1. A product dispensing system, comprising:
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a first tank at a first location, and storing skim milk and connected to a first conduit; a second tank at the first location, and storing milk fat and connected to a second conduit; and a dispensing kiosk at a second location remote from the first location, the dispensing kiosk comprising; a terminal receiving a request, the request including a type and an amount of a product for purchase; a dispensing station adapted to receive a container, the dispensing station comprising a filling tube extended into the container for providing the product into the container based on the type and the amount in the request; a scanner adapted to read a machine-readable code on the container placed in the dispensing station; and a labeling mechanism configured to print and apply a label to the container in the dispensing station, the label including at least one of the type, the amount, a price, and a fill date of the product. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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receiving, by a dispensing kiosk, a request including an amount and a type of a product for purchase; scanning, by a scanner, a machine-readable code on a container placed in a dispensing station of the dispensing kiosk; providing, by the dispensing station, the product into the container through a filling tube extended into the container based on the amount and the type in the request; and printing and applying, by a labeling mechanism, a label to the container, the label including at least one of the type, the amount, a price, and a fill date of the product. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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