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Systems and methods for providing network access

  • US 9,911,267 B2
  • Filed: 02/03/2012
  • Issued: 03/06/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, comprising:

  • receiving, by a vending machine and from a customer, an indication of a product for which a unit is desired to be purchased by the customer from the vending machine;

    receiving, by a receiver device of the vending machine and from a portable electronic device of the customer, a wireless signal indicative of an account identifier of the customer;

    transmitting, by the vending machine and in response to the receiving of the wireless signal, an indication of the account identifier of the customer to a remote network device;

    receiving, by the vending machine in response to the transmitting and from the remote network device, an indication that a payment, by the customer and for the desired unit of the product, is validated; and

    providing, by the vending machine and in response to the indication of the payment validation, the unit of the product to the customer.

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