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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2018

Filed:

Oct. 03, 2011
Applicants:

Paul Holman, Seattle, WA (US);

Royce A. Levien, Lexington, MA (US);

Mark A. Malamud, Seattle, WA (US);

Neal Stephenson, Seattle, WA (US);

Christopher Charles Young, Seattle, WA (US);

Inventors:

Paul Holman, Seattle, WA (US);

Royce A. Levien, Lexington, MA (US);

Mark A. Malamud, Seattle, WA (US);

Neal Stephenson, Seattle, WA (US);

Christopher Charles Young, Seattle, WA (US);

Assignee:

Elwha LLC, Bellevue, WA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G07F 17/00 (2006.01); G06Q 50/00 (2012.01); G06Q 50/28 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G07F 17/0064 (2013.01); G06Q 50/00 (2013.01); G06Q 50/28 (2013.01);
Abstract

A computationally implemented system and method that is designed to, but is not limited to: electronically directing at least one second automated treatment occurrence of the at least one automated device to treat at least a portion of the automated ingestible product dispensing equipment other than removing material from the automated ingestible product preparation equipment including other than removing the at least one first substance, other than removing the first ingestible product, and other than removing other materials associated with preparation of the at least one first ingestible product prior to at least one second operation occurrence of the automated ingestible product dispensing equipment, the at least one second operation occurrence electronically initiated via electronically receiving first input associated with a particular individual living being. In addition to the foregoing, other method aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure.


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