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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2023
Filed:
May. 09, 2022
Pepsico, Inc., Purchase, NY (US);
Emad Jafa, Brewster, NY (US);
Xuejun Li, White Plains, NY (US);
Yong Serock, Newtown, CT (US);
Cheuk Chi Lau, White Plains, NY (US);
Martyn Thomas Mitchell, Royston, GB;
Euan Morrison, Cambridge, GB;
Wai Ting Chan, Cambridge, GB;
Samuel Luke Johnstone, Cambridge, GB;
Erik David Williams, Cambridge, GB;
PepsiCo, Inc., Purchase, NY (US);
Abstract
A vending machine has an interactive customer experience. Some embodiments of the vending machine include a transparent front wall with a plurality of display units located behind the front wall. Each of the display units may contain an example of a product available for vending. Based on input received from a customer and other information, the vending machine may provide a recommendation for a product or products to select for purchase. The vending machine may highlight the recommendation by selectively illuminating the product display units that contain the recommended products.