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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.:

US 11062261 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2021

Filed:

Aug. 28, 2019

System and method for vending vendible media products

Applicant:

Redbox Automated Retail, Llc, Oakbrook Terrace, IL (US);

Inventor:

J. Mitch Lowe, Chicago, IL (US);

Assignee:

REDBOX AUTOMATED RETAIL, LLC, Oakbrook Terrace, IL (US);

Attorneys:

McDonald Hopkins LLC

James P. Muraff

Primary Examiner:

Timothy R Waggoner

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 10/08 (2012.01); G07F 9/02 (2006.01); G07F 17/00 (2006.01); G06Q 10/06 (2012.01); G06Q 20/18 (2012.01); G06Q 20/20 (2012.01); G06Q 20/38 (2012.01); G06Q 30/02 (2012.01); G06Q 30/06 (2012.01); G07F 7/06 (2006.01); G07F 9/10 (2006.01); G07F 11/00 (2006.01); G07F 11/04 (2006.01); G07F 11/16 (2006.01); G07F 11/26 (2006.01); G07F 11/48 (2006.01); G07F 11/50 (2006.01); G07F 11/54 (2006.01); G07F 17/16 (2006.01); G07F 17/26 (2006.01); G07F 9/00 (2006.01); G07F 11/62 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 10/087 (2013.01); G06Q 10/06311 (2013.01); G06Q 20/18 (2013.01); G06Q 20/204 (2013.01); G06Q 20/387 (2013.01); G06Q 30/02 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0201 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0238 (2013.01); G06Q 30/06 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0645 (2013.01); G07F 7/069 (2013.01); G07F 9/002 (2020.05); G07F 9/023 (2013.01); G07F 9/026 (2013.01); G07F 9/10 (2013.01); G07F 11/00 (2013.01); G07F 11/007 (2013.01); G07F 11/04 (2013.01); G07F 11/165 (2013.01); G07F 11/26 (2013.01); G07F 11/48 (2013.01); G07F 11/50 (2013.01); G07F 11/54 (2013.01); G07F 11/62 (2013.01); G07F 17/005 (2013.01); G07F 17/0042 (2013.01); G07F 17/16 (2013.01); G07F 17/26 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system and method for vending digital video discs is provided. A request is received from a user to complete a rental transaction for a first digital video disc. A database is queried to determine whether a quantity of a set of second digital video discs in a vending inventory exceeds a predetermined threshold. A discount offer notification is presented to the user to rent one of the set of second digital video discs, upon determining that the quantity of the set of second digital video discs exceeds the predetermined threshold. A second request from the user to rent one of the second set of digital video discs is received, and one of the set of second digital video discs is vended to the user.

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