Automatic vending
US11200558B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 29, 2020 |
| Grant date | Dec 14, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 29, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W84/12
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present application discloses resource selection and resource transfer methods and apparatuses, and automatic vending methods and systems. The method includes the following: obtaining, by a mobile device placed within a predetermined range of a resource management terminal, data comprising changes in magnetic field intensity of the resource management terminal; determining, by the mobile device and based on the data comprising changes in the magnetic field intensity, a first target channel from a plurality of channels in a rack of the resource management terminal; and sending, by the mobile device and to the resource management terminal, a target resource selection instruction, wherein the target resource selection instruction comprises information that specifies the first target channel.
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