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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2017
Applicant:
Guardian Glass, Llc, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Inventors:
Eric W. Akkashian, Waterford, MI (US);
Jason Blush, Milford, MI (US);
Alexander Watanabe, Maharashtra, IN;
Jian-gang Weng, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Guardian Glass, LLC, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/045 (2006.01); G02F 1/1333 (2006.01); G06F 3/044 (2006.01); G06F 3/041 (2006.01); C03C 17/36 (2006.01); G02B 1/115 (2015.01); G07F 11/00 (2006.01); G06Q 20/20 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/13338 (2013.01); C03C 17/36 (2013.01); C03C 17/366 (2013.01); C03C 17/3618 (2013.01); C03C 17/3626 (2013.01); C03C 17/3639 (2013.01); C03C 17/3642 (2013.01); C03C 17/3644 (2013.01); C03C 17/3652 (2013.01); C03C 17/3655 (2013.01); C03C 17/3657 (2013.01); C03C 17/3671 (2013.01); G02B 1/115 (2013.01); G06F 3/044 (2013.01); G06F 3/0412 (2013.01); C03C 2218/154 (2013.01); G06F 2203/04103 (2013.01); G06Q 20/20 (2013.01); G07F 11/002 (2013.01);
Abstract
Certain example embodiments relate to vending machines with large area transparent touch electrode (LATTE) technology, and/or associated methods. By using the low-E Ag-based coatings described herein, it is possible to create new vending machine user interfaces that are more interesting and interactive than conventional interfaces. Touch-based user interfaces may be useful in vending, attract, and game-playing modes into which example vending machines may be placed and under which they may be operated.