System, method, and apparatus for purchasing, dispensing, or sampling of products
US10611622B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 31, 2017 |
| Grant date | Apr 7, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 28, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB67D1/0878
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A product dispenser is configured to dispense products subject to a warning and products not subject to a warning, the product dispenser further configured to transmit a product warning notice only in response to a request to dispense a product subject to the warning. In another embodiment, a product dispenser is configured to dispense a food or beverage product and provide information indicative of an attribute of the food or beverage product, such as nutrition facts, as it is being dispensed. In another embodiment, a product dispenser is configured to enable a user to request a customized product from the product dispenser, to determine a first profile for the customized product blend, compare the first profile to a second profile, and reformulate the customized product blend to a dispensed product blend comprising a third profile approximating the second idealized profile.
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