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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2017
One Step Shot, Llc, Miami, FL (US);
Carlos Romero, Miami, FL (US);
Other;
Abstract
The present invention provides a vending machine monitoring system that includes a first mobile phone housed inside the vending machine. The system also includes an adapter device which is configured to be installed or retro-fitted in a vending machine. The adapter device is communicably coupled with a controller of the vending machine to monitor and control the various operations of the vending machine. In particular, the adapter device acts a bridge between the various cables, which carries signals related to the operations of the vending machine, and the controller. Further, the first mobile device is installed in the vending machine which is in wireless or wired communication with the adapter device, and allows the vending machine to accept contactless payments and record the inventory levels and payment information. The adapter device, along with the computing device, provides additional functionality of remotely monitoring and controlling the vending machine.
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