System and method for regulating vendible media products
First Claim
1. A method for regulating physically vendible media products having entertainment content therein, comprising the steps of:
- providing a plurality of physically vendible media products in a vending apparatus at a vending location;
receiving a list of physically vendible media products at the vending location from a remote location, wherein the list identifies a subset of the physically vendible media products in the vending apparatus targeted for removal from the vending apparatus, and wherein the subset will be removed from the vending apparatus to prevent future vending of the subset; and
,with a single signal, triggering the vending apparatus to consecutively dispense each of the physically vendible media products within the subset of the physically vendible media products in the vending apparatus targeted for removal from the vending apparatus.
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Abstract
A system and method for regulating vendible media products is provided. A database stored information corresponding to a plurality of digital video discs within a vending apparatus at a vending location. A central server, having a memory, stores the database. An interface application interfaces with the central server and the database, and selects from the database a subset of the digital video discs. A vending processor within the vending apparatus receives a first signal from the central server, wherein the first signal comprises a list of digital video discs identifying the subset of digital video discs. The vending processor also generates a second signal to place the subset of digital video discs into a portable vending management module.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for regulating physically vendible media products having entertainment content therein, comprising the steps of:
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providing a plurality of physically vendible media products in a vending apparatus at a vending location; receiving a list of physically vendible media products at the vending location from a remote location, wherein the list identifies a subset of the physically vendible media products in the vending apparatus targeted for removal from the vending apparatus, and wherein the subset will be removed from the vending apparatus to prevent future vending of the subset; and
,with a single signal, triggering the vending apparatus to consecutively dispense each of the physically vendible media products within the subset of the physically vendible media products in the vending apparatus targeted for removal from the vending apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of regulating merchandise, comprising the steps of:
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identifying a set of poorly vending media products to be removed from a vending apparatus at a vending location, wherein the set will be removed from the vending apparatus to prevent future vending of the set; compiling a list identifying the set of poorly vending media products to be removed; transmitting the list to a vending controller within the vending apparatus at the vending location; and
,with a single signal, triggering the vending apparatus to consecutively dispense the set of poorly vending media products in the vending apparatus for removal from the vending apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for regulating vending merchandise, comprising:
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a control center at a central location, wherein the control center is structured to identify a subset of physically vendible media products from a set of physically vendible media products, and to transmit a list identifying the subset of physically vendible media products and the set of physically vendible media products, wherein the subset will be removed from the vending apparatus to prevent future vending of the subset; and
,a vending controller located at a vending location, wherein the vending controller is structured to receive the list from the control center, and upon actuation by a user to generate a single signal triggering the vending apparatus to consecutively dispense the subset of the physically vendible media products in the vending apparatus targeted for removal from the vending apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. A system for regulating vendible DVDs, comprising:
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a database for storing information corresponding to a plurality of DVDs within a vending apparatus at a vending location; a central server having a memory for storing the database; an interface application for interfacing with the central server and the database, and for selecting from the database a subset of the plurality of DVDs, wherein each unit of the subset is selected based on exceeding a predetermined storage duration in the vending apparatus; a vending processor within the vending apparatus at the vending location for receiving a first signal from the central server, wherein the first signal comprises a list of DVDs identifying the subset of the plurality of DVDs, wherein upon receipt of the first signal, the vending processor is structured, in response to actuation by a user, to generate a second signal, the second signal triggering the vending apparatus to dispense the subset of the plurality of DVDs in the vending apparatus targeted for removal from the vending apparatus.
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