EP1759539A4 - Method and system for refining vending operations based on wireless data - Google Patents

Method and system for refining vending operations based on wireless data

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Publication number
EP1759539A4
EP1759539A4 EP04794255A EP04794255A EP1759539A4 EP 1759539 A4 EP1759539 A4 EP 1759539A4 EP 04794255 A EP04794255 A EP 04794255A EP 04794255 A EP04794255 A EP 04794255A EP 1759539 A4 EP1759539 A4 EP 1759539A4
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Prior art keywords
refining
wireless data
operations based
vending operations
vending
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Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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Application number
EP04794255A
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP1759539A2 (en
Inventor
Tomas Murray
Edward R Jansson
Alexander Nicolaides
Juan Manuel Garcia Peralta
Edward Irby Comer Comer
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Sierra Wireless America Inc
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Numerex Corp
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Priority claimed from US10/770,326 external-priority patent/US7151943B2/en
Application filed by Numerex Corp filed Critical Numerex Corp
Publication of EP1759539A2 publication Critical patent/EP1759539A2/en
Publication of EP1759539A4 publication Critical patent/EP1759539A4/en
Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F9/00—Details other than those peculiar to special kinds or types of apparatus
    • G07F9/001—Interfacing with vending machines using mobile or wearable devices
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06Q—INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G06Q20/00—Payment architectures, schemes or protocols
    • G06Q20/08—Payment architectures
    • G06Q20/18—Payment architectures involving self-service terminals [SST], vending machines, kiosks or multimedia terminals
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F5/00—Coin-actuated mechanisms; Interlocks
    • G07F5/18—Coin-actuated mechanisms; Interlocks specially adapted for controlling several coin-freed apparatus from one place
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F9/00—Details other than those peculiar to special kinds or types of apparatus
    • G07F9/002—Vending machines being part of a centrally controlled network of vending machines
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F9/00—Details other than those peculiar to special kinds or types of apparatus
    • G07F9/02—Devices for alarm or indication, e.g. when empty; Advertising arrangements in coin-freed apparatus
    • G07F9/026—Devices for alarm or indication, e.g. when empty; Advertising arrangements in coin-freed apparatus for alarm, monitoring and auditing in vending machines or means for indication, e.g. when empty
EP04794255A 2004-02-02 2004-10-06 Method and system for refining vending operations based on wireless data Withdrawn EP1759539A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US10/770,326 US7151943B2 (en) 1999-09-20 2004-02-02 System for communicating messages via a forward overhead control channel for a programmable logic control device
US54901804P 2004-03-01 2004-03-01
PCT/US2004/032844 WO2005074430A2 (en) 2004-02-02 2004-10-06 Method and system for refining vending operations based on wireless data

Publications (2)

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EP1759539A2 EP1759539A2 (en) 2007-03-07
EP1759539A4 true EP1759539A4 (en) 2010-11-10

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CA (1) CA2554862A1 (en)
WO (1) WO2005074430A2 (en)

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