Unattended beverage dispensing systems and methods
US11208315B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 2, 2018 |
| Grant date | Dec 28, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 2, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/0861
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Unattended beverage dispensers configured to dispense one or more beverages after authenticating a customer and associating the customer with a customer account. An unattended beverage dispenser may include a user interface with a biometric sensor configured to identify a biometric characteristic of a customer. A controller associated with the unattended beverage dispenser may authenticate a customer based on a biometric characteristic and associate the authenticated customer with a customer account. After authenticating a customer, the controller may allow beverage dispensing from the unattended beverage dispenser in accordance with a beverage dispensing rule associated with the customer's account.
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