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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2012
Tomás Murray, Atlanta, GA (US);
Edward R. Jansson, Canton, GA (US);
Edward Irby Comer, Brevard, NC (US);
Alexander Nicolaides, Sarasota, FL (US);
Juan Manuel Garcia Peralta, Roswell, GA (US);
Tomás Murray, Atlanta, GA (US);
Edward R. Jansson, Canton, GA (US);
Edward Irby Comer, Brevard, NC (US);
Alexander Nicolaides, Sarasota, FL (US);
Juan Manuel Garcia Peralta, Roswell, GA (US);
Numerex Corp., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
A system coupled to one or more vending machines, such as soft drink vending machines, via a wireless data link can acquire operational vending data, for example sales data, hardware status, and product temperature. The system can compile data from multiple vending machines dispersed across a geographic area such as a city or state. The system can include software that refines the vending operations of one or more such vending machines based on analysis of acquired data, taking into consideration other information such as market, business, seasonal, or environmental factors. Refining vending operations can include adjusting product offerings, relocating vending machines, replicating favorable conditions, and addressing unexpected sales variations.