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Vending devices having ad-watching as consideration

  • US 8,751,038 B2
  • Filed: 08/01/2011
  • Issued: 06/10/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/01/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A vending apparatus, comprising:

  • a dispensing portion operable to dispense a product to a user;

    a communication portion operable to provide a communicable content to the user; and

    a control system operatively coupled to the dispensing portion and the communication portion, the control system being operable to at least;

    receive a signal indicative of a consent by the user to at least one of receive or review the communicable content at least partially in exchange for the product;

    after receipt of the signal, to cause the communication portion to provide the communicable content to the user and to cause the dispensing portion to dispense the product to the user at least one of after or simultaneously with provision of the communicable content; and

    sense the user, including at least determine whether the user is at least one of facing or watching a display screen.

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