发明申请
- 专利标题: METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING VENDING MACHINE OFFERS
- 专利标题(中): 管理供应机器的方法和装置
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申请号: US11426328申请日: 2006-06-26
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公开(公告)号: US20060231612A1公开(公告)日: 2006-10-19
- 发明人: JAY WALKER , Paul Breitenbach , Sih Lee , V. O'Neil , Paul Signorelli , Daniel Tedesco , James Jorasch , Geoffrey Gelman
- 申请人: JAY WALKER , Paul Breitenbach , Sih Lee , V. O'Neil , Paul Signorelli , Daniel Tedesco , James Jorasch , Geoffrey Gelman
- 主分类号: G06F7/08
- IPC分类号: G06F7/08 ; G06Q30/00
摘要:
In accordance with one or more embodiments, a promotion redeemable at a vending machine is determined. The promotion comprises an offer distinct from a general offer to sell products from the vending machine at posted prices. The promotion is output (e.g., via an output device of a vending machine, an output device of a peripheral device of a vending machine, an output device of a customer device, or a combination thereof). In some embodiments, the promotion may be determined such that it satisfies the goal of increasing the profitability of the vending machine and/or the goal of conserving an inventory of coins in the vending machine. In some embodiments, determining a promotion may comprise constructing a promotion instance by populating a parameter of a promotion type with a value selected based on one or more rules.