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Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2026

Filed:

Mar. 19, 2024
Applicant:

Payrange Inc., Portland, OR (US);

Inventor:

Paresh K. Patel, Camas, WA (US);

Assignee:

PayRange LLC, Portland, OR (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G07F 9/00 (2006.01); G06K 7/10 (2006.01); G06Q 20/18 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G07F 9/006 (2013.01); G06K 7/10297 (2013.01); G06Q 20/18 (2013.01);
Abstract

An electronic dispensing machine receives a request from a server to dispense a controlled device. The request includes a selection identifier corresponding to the controlled device and a user identifier corresponding to a user account. The machine activates a dispensing mechanism ejecting a particular controlled device from a storage position in the machine, and obtains a device identifier corresponding to the controlled device. Prior to releasing the controlled device to the user, the machine links the device identifier with the user identifier, and transmits the user identifier and the linked device identifier to the server, thereby causing the controlled device to be restricted for use such that subsequent to the transmitting of the user identifier and the linked device identifier to the server, the controlled device can only be used when in proximity to the electronic mobile device associated with the user identifier.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Patel, Paresh. (2026). Controlled dispensing system and method (U.S. Patent No. 12657986). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12657986

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