Vending machine
    41.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11568702B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-31

    申请号:US16130717

    申请日:2018-09-13

    Applicant: PepsiCo, Inc.

    Abstract: Vending machines for storing and dispensing products to consumers in a space-efficient manner. A vending machine may include a product compartment, a product storage system, a support structure, a dispensing port, and a product delivery system. The support structure may elevate the product compartment and form a void beneath the product compartment. Other structures may occupy the void beneath the product compartment, or humans may walk through the void beneath the product compartment. A product may be automatically moved from the product compartment to the dispensing port using the product delivery system.

    HANDLES AND DISPLAYS FOR PRODUCT VENDING SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20230022418A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-26

    申请号:US17805653

    申请日:2022-06-06

    Applicant: PepsiCo, Inc.

    Inventor: Klaus ROSBURG

    Abstract: A handle for a product vending system includes a housing configured to be secured to a door of a product storage cabinet having a lock. The handle includes a display arranged on the housing, that is configured to show product information. A payment processing unit is arranged on the housing and is configured to detect or receive a payment. A control unit is configured to communicate with the lock of the product storage cabinet, such that when the payment is detected by the payment processing unit, the control unit is configured to unlock the lock of the product storage cabinet so as to provide access to a product stored in the product storage cabinet.

    ANOMALY DETECTION USING MACHINE LEARNING MODELS AND SIMILARITY REGULARIZATION

    公开(公告)号:US20220398503A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-15

    申请号:US17348294

    申请日:2021-06-15

    Applicant: PepsiCo, Inc.

    Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments for anomaly detection using machine learning models (MLMs) and similarity regularization. An embodiment operates by obtaining data for a first product, a second product, and a target product. The data include a set of sparse data points for the target product. Next, similarity scores between the target product and the first product and the second product may be calculated. The embodiment further operates by generating a target MLM associated with the target product using a regularization penalty. The regularization penalty is based on the similarity scores and distances between a target set of coefficients for the target MLM and coefficients for a first MLM and a second MLM associated with the first product and the second product, respectively. The embodiment may then detect an anomaly associated with the target product by feeding the target MLM with a feature vector associated with the target product.

    Beverage chiller
    44.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11519654B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-06

    申请号:US16598695

    申请日:2019-10-10

    Applicant: PepsiCo, Inc.

    Abstract: Beverage chillers are disclosed. A beverage chiller may include a container platform that receives a beverage container and a chiller tank. The chiller tank may have a central axis and may have an agitator. The chiller tank may be filled with water. A conveyor may move the container platform and beverage container into the chiller tank. The container platform and beverage container may rotate in a first direction in the chiller tank and the agitator may rotate the water in a second direction.

    CONTAINER FOR DOSING A FLOWABLE SOLID

    公开(公告)号:US20220281644A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-08

    申请号:US17193811

    申请日:2021-03-05

    Applicant: PepsiCo, Inc.

    Abstract: Some embodiments are directed to a container for dispensing a flowable solid (e.g., powder) that comprises an interior volume and a partition separating the interior volume into a storage volume and a passage. The passage may include a dosing chamber and a passage. The storage volume may be in direct communication with the dosing chamber. The storage volume may include a floor positioned above the dosing chamber. The outlet passage may extend from the dosing chamber to an outlet. The partition may extend below the floor of the storage volume such that the partition restricts the flow of the flowable solid from the storage volume when the container is at least partially inverted to dispense a dose of flowable solid each time the container is at least partially inverted. The container may consistently dispense equal doses of flowable solid regardless the amount of flowable solid remaining in the storage volume.

    Devices, Systems, and Methods for Contactless Interfacing

    公开(公告)号:US20220253148A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-11

    申请号:US17665264

    申请日:2022-02-04

    Applicant: PepsiCo, Inc.

    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for contactless user interfacing can include applying a user interface display configured for presenting at least visual information to the user, a sensor system for capturing contactless user inputs, the sensor system being configured to detect penetration of an activation zone by the user's hands as an indication that the user intends to provide contactless user input to the user interface display, the sensor system being configured for direct tracking of a user's hand to directly sense the position of the user's hands in at least a portion of an area outside from the activation zone, and a control system arranged in communication with the sensor system to receive the user input signal and configured to determine a target interface element engaged by the user for contactless activation of the visual information, based on indication of direct tracking of the user's hands and indication of penetration of the activation zone of the user input signal.

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