The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Jan. 30, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2020
Applicant:
Rakuten Group, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Mijung Kim, Tokyo, JP;
Jinling Chen, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Rakuten Group, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G07F 9/00 (2006.01); G06V 40/10 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G07F 9/009 (2020.05); G06V 40/10 (2022.01); G07F 9/001 (2020.05);
Abstract
When a vending machine control system S detects a user who is about to open a doorof a vending machinewhile the dooris locked, the vending machine control system S determines whether the detected user has a payment capability on the basis of information for settlement of the detected user. And then, the vending machine control system S controls to unlock the doorof the vending machinein a case that it is determined that the user has the payment capability.