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Method and device for accessing, controlling and purchasing a product through a dispenser

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  • US 9,959,530 B2
  • Filed: 12/04/2015
  • Issued: 05/01/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/16/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for controlling dispensing of a product from an automated dispenser, executed at a mobile computing device, comprising:

  • reading an identifier associated with the automated dispenser;

    responsive to reading the identifier associated with the automated dispenser, generating a request to activate the automated dispenser to dispense the product, the request comprising;

    identification data based on the identifier associated with the automated dispenser; and

    an identifier of the product; and

    transmitting the request to the automated dispenser based upon first user input to the mobile computing device, the request configured to trigger the automated dispenser to dispense the product in response to authorizing the request, wherein the automated dispenser authorizes the request without requiring user input to the mobile computing device additional to the first user input.

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