Dynamic programming and vending of a wearable
US12087140B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 30, 2020 |
| Grant date | Sep 10, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 23, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07F9/001
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for dynamically programming and distributing a wearable in an automated vending machine includes receiving at the vending machine a request from a guest to issue a wearable and the determination of an identity of the guest from the request. The method additionally includes selecting a wearable within the vending machine from a repository of unprogrammed wearables and moving the selected wearable out of the repository and into a programming tray, within the vending machine, that is communicatively segregated from the repository within the vending machine. The method further includes programming the selected wearable while the selected wearable remains in the programming tray with information corresponding to the determined identity of the guest. Finally, the method includes ejecting the programmed selected wearable for retrieval by the guest at a dispensing outlet that is disposed within the vending machine but that is accessible from outside of the vending machine.
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