公开(公告)号：US20060219517A1

公开(公告)日：2006-10-05

申请号：US11097761

申请日：2005-03-31

申请人： Fred Cheng ,  Mandeep Arora ,  Anant Agrawal ,  A. Beaudoin ,  Eric Chu

发明人： Fred Cheng ,  Mandeep Arora ,  Anant Agrawal ,  A. Beaudoin ,  Eric Chu

IPC分类号： G07F9/08

CPC分类号： G07F9/026

摘要： Systems and methods for remotely managing a vending machine system are provided. A host system transmits control data to an audit system installed in a vending machine system. This control data is used to modify a data collection parameter of the audit system, such as modifying alert conditions, reporting schedules, and filter terms used to parse DEX files received from a vending machine controller.

摘要翻译： 提供了用于远程管理自动售货机系统的系统和方法。 主机系统将控制数据发送到安装在自动售货机系统中的审核系统。 该控制数据用于修改审计系统的数据收集参数，例如修改警报条件，报告计划和用于解析从自动售货机控制器接收的DEX文件的过滤条件。

公开(公告)号：US20060220845A1

公开(公告)日：2006-10-05

申请号：US11097031

申请日：2005-03-31

申请人： Anant Agrawal ,  A. Beaudoin ,  Mandeep Arora ,  Fred Cheng ,  Eric Chu

发明人： Anant Agrawal ,  A. Beaudoin ,  Mandeep Arora ,  Fred Cheng ,  Eric Chu

IPC分类号： G08B13/08

CPC分类号： G07F9/026 ,  G07F19/208 ,  G08B13/08

摘要： A vending machine door monitoring system for an audit system is provided. This door monitoring system may utilize the same door switch utilized by the vending machine controller (VMC) in order to detect the state of an access door for the vending machine. This door monitoring system may have a separate power supply for applying a back-up voltage to a door circuit in the event that the VMC fails to supply the voltage. The door monitoring system may be further configured to detect a state of the door circuit regardless of the order in which the terminals from the door switch are coupled to the audit system.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于审计系统的自动售货机门监控系统。 该门监视系统可以利用由自动售货机控制器（VMC）使用的相同的门开关，以便检测自动售货机的检修门的状态。 该门监视系统可以具有单独的电源，用于在VMC不能提供电压的情况下将门电路施加备用电压。 门监视系统可以被进一步配置为检测门电路的状态，而不管来自门开关的终端与审计系统耦合的顺序如何。

公开(公告)号：US20060219777A1

公开(公告)日：2006-10-05

申请号：US11096985

申请日：2005-03-31

申请人： Mandeep Arora ,  Fred Cheng ,  Anant Agrawal ,  A. Beaudoin ,  Eric Chu

发明人： Mandeep Arora ,  Fred Cheng ,  Anant Agrawal ,  A. Beaudoin ,  Eric Chu

IPC分类号： G06F7/08 ,  G05B23/02

CPC分类号： G07F9/026

摘要： An audit system for a vending machine system is provided. This audit system is configured to retrieve operational data, such as a DEX file, from a vending machine controller in the vending machine system. The audit system is further configured to store a communications log of the data transmitted between the vending machine controller and the audit system. This communications log can be used by an operator at a host system to assist in debugging communication errors between the audit system and the vending machine controller.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于自动售货机系统的审计系统。 该审计系统被配置为从售货机系统中的自动售货机控制器检索诸如DEX文件的操作数据。 审计系统还被配置为存储在自动售货机控制器和审计系统之间传送的数据的通信日志。 该通信日志可由主机系统的操作员使用，以帮助调试审计系统和自动售货机控制器之间的通信错误。

公开(公告)号：US09898884B1

公开(公告)日：2018-02-20

申请号：US13857129

申请日：2013-04-04

申请人： Mandeep Arora ,  Anant Agrawal ,  Iryna Bandura ,  Oleksii Chvala ,  Allen Aung Kyaw Lwin ,  Boris Glants ,  Justin Grant

发明人： Mandeep Arora ,  Anant Agrawal ,  Iryna Bandura ,  Oleksii Chvala ,  Allen Aung Kyaw Lwin ,  Boris Glants ,  Justin Grant

IPC分类号： G07F11/00 ,  G06Q30/02

CPC分类号： G07F11/002 ,  G06Q30/0226

摘要： A system and method for vending products to a customer that encompasses a group of vending machines managed by a vending company, a database of the inventory of products in the vending machines and information about customer purchase history from the vending machines; and the use of a personal electronic device by the customer. Embodiments include the customer selecting either products or vending machines from a list of options provided via the user interface of the personal electronic device, wherein the list of options depends on the actual available inventory on vending machines co-located with customer, and the customer purchase history. Methods are described to permit advance purchases with deferred dispensing, and methods of payment that are both fast and automatic. Also described are methods of identifying vending machines and ordering a group of products as single request.