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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2012
Ryan Lee West, Newnan, GA (US);
Ryan Lee West, Newnan, GA (US);
The Coca-Cola Company, Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
Vending accommodation and accessibility is described in connection with completing transactions by a machine. In certain aspects, the method includes entering an accommodation mode based on a user selection, displaying an accommodation menu comprising at least one selection button and a list of items available for vending, and announcing a selected item of the list of items available for vending. In other aspects, the method includes determining whether an item has been selected for vending based on touching at least one selection button according to instructions to a relative position of the selection button on a display screen. When determining that an item has been selected for vending, the method further includes prompting for payment to complete a transaction for the item.