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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2012
Paul D. Signorelli, Ridgefield, CT (US);
Sih Y. Lee, Northvale, NJ (US);
Paul T. Breitenbach, Wilton, CT (US);
Daniel E. Tedesco, Huntington, CT (US);
Dean P. Alderucci, Westport, CT (US);
Paul D. Signorelli, Ridgefield, CT (US);
Sih Y. Lee, Northvale, NJ (US);
Paul T. Breitenbach, Wilton, CT (US);
Daniel E. Tedesco, Huntington, CT (US);
Dean P. Alderucci, Westport, CT (US);
Inventor Holdings, LLC, Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
Some embodiments are associated with receiving, by a vending machine, a request from a customer to initiate a communication session, establishing a first communication link between the vending machine and a device associated with the customer, and establishing a second communication link between the vending machine and a remote network device, such that a communication session is established between the device associated with the customer and the remote network device. Some embodiments are associated with receiving, by a vending machine, an indication of a selection of a product sold by the vending machine, receiving, from a customer, payment for the selected product, dispensing the product to the customer, the product comprising an indication of a communication session activation code, receiving, by the vending machine, an indication of the communication session activation code, and establishing a communication session between a device associated with the customer and a remote network device.