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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2007
Applicants:
Jay S. Walker, Ridgefield, CT (US);
Jonathan Otto, White Plains, NY (US);
Daniel E. Tedesco, Huntington, CT (US);
Inventors:
Jay S. Walker, Ridgefield, CT (US);
Jonathan Otto, White Plains, NY (US);
Daniel E. Tedesco, Huntington, CT (US);
Assignee:
Inventor Holdings, LLC, Stamford, CT (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 20/00 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
According to an embodiment of the invention, products and processes are disclosed for receiving, via a point-of-sale terminal that is not a vending machine, an indication of a set of products which a customer desires to purchase. At least one product is offered to the customer via the point-of-sale terminal, and an acceptance of the offer is received. Thereafter a request to receive the product is received. A unit of the product is dispensed via the vending machine.