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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2007
Jay S. Walker, Ridgefield, CT (US);
Paul T. Breitenbach, Wilton, CT (US);
Daniel E. Tedesco, Huntington, CT (US);
Sih Y. Lee, Northvale, NJ (US);
Paul D. Signorelli, New York, NY (US);
Geoffrey M. Gelman, Boston, MA (US);
James A. Jorasch, New York, NY (US);
Jay S. Walker, Ridgefield, CT (US);
Paul T. Breitenbach, Wilton, CT (US);
Daniel E. Tedesco, Huntington, CT (US);
Sih Y. Lee, Northvale, NJ (US);
Paul D. Signorelli, New York, NY (US);
Geoffrey M. Gelman, Boston, MA (US);
James A. Jorasch, New York, NY (US);
Walker Digital, LLC, Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
Products and processes are disclosed for defining at least one inventory group. This at least one inventory group includes at least two products that are available for sale by a vending machine. The vending machine outputs an indication of products that the at least one inventory group includes. The vending machine receiving, from a customer, a selection of a first product that the at least one inventory group includes. The vending machine processes a sale of a unit of the first product and a respective unit of at least one additional product for a single price.