Touchless dispensing system and method
US12030768B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 22, 2021 |
| Grant date | Jul 9, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 22, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q20/18
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A network-controlled dispensing device is provided. The dispensing device may include a display, a scannable device identifier (e.g., QR code, RFID tag, etc.) that uniquely identifies the dispensing device to a scanning device, and a network device to establish communications with a server based, at least in part, on the scannable device identifier. The dispenser includes a controller to control dispensing of a product based on one or more product selections received from the server. The controller generates a dispense code in response to receiving one or more product selections from the server and presents the dispense code on the display. If the code received from the server matches the dispense code, the controller dispenses a product based on the one or more product selections received from the server.
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