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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.

Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2025

Filed:

Mar. 03, 2021
Applicant:

Innovative Vending Solutions Llc, Clayton, NJ (US);

Inventors:

Richard Ruggiero, Sewell, NJ (US);

Gregory Ruggiero, Sewell, NJ (US);

Matthew Marino, Mullica Hill, NJ (US);

Jonathan M. Ruggiero, Turnersville, NJ (US);

Patrick Rice, Broadhead, WI (US);

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 20/18 (2012.01); A61H 15/00 (2006.01); A61H 37/00 (2006.01); G06Q 20/32 (2012.01); G06Q 30/0226 (2023.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61H 15/0078 (2013.01); A61H 37/00 (2013.01); G06Q 20/18 (2013.01); G06Q 20/326 (2020.05); G06Q 30/0226 (2013.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.02); A61H 2201/0149 (2013.01); A61H 2201/501 (2013.01); A61H 2201/5017 (2013.01); A61H 2201/502 (2013.01); A61H 2201/5025 (2013.01); A61H 2201/5097 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems/methods for user control of a vending massage chair. The methods comprise: detecting, by the vending massage chair, when a mobile communication device is located in proximity to the vending massage chair; triggering operations by the vending massage chair to relinquish operational control to the mobile communication device, in response to a detection that the mobile communication device is proximate to the vending massage chair; receiving, by the vending massage chair, a wireless signal that was transmitted from the mobile communication device; performing operations, by the vending massage chair, to relinquish control of at least one massage chair operation to the mobile communication device in response to a reception of the wireless signal; and performing the at least one massage chair operation by the vending massage chair in response to a wireless command issued by the mobile communication device.


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