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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2010
Franz Kuehnrich, Bartlett, IL (US);
Jonathan Palmer, Chicago, IL (US);
Dan Leiwe, West Palm Beach, FL (US);
William Martinka, Chicago, IL (US);
Jim Polubinski, Palos Hills, IL (US);
Franz Kuehnrich, Bartlett, IL (US);
Jonathan Palmer, Chicago, IL (US);
Dan Leiwe, West Palm Beach, FL (US);
William Martinka, Chicago, IL (US);
Jim Polubinski, Palos Hills, IL (US);
REDBOX AUTOMATED RETAIL, LLC, Oakbrook Terrace, IL (US);
Abstract
A method for facilitating a rapid return of a article to an article dispensing machine is provided. The article dispensing machine comprises a first user interface portion having the first user interface, a second user interface portion having a second user interface, and an article transfer portion for vending and returning articles. The method includes receiving from a first user interface a first request to return the article, determining whether the article transfer portion is available to enable the return of the article, and based on the availability determination, displaying through a first user interface screen associated with the first user interface portion information indicating whether to proceed with the return of the article or to wait for a notification to proceed with the return.