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公开(公告)号:US20210342770A1
公开(公告)日:2021-11-04
申请号:US16864676
申请日:2020-05-01
申请人: PepsiCo, Inc.
发明人: Xuejun LI , Yong Jin SEROCK , Cheuk Chi LAU
IPC分类号: G06Q10/08 , G06Q30/00 , G06Q20/18 , G06K7/14 , G06K7/10 , G07C9/00 , G06K9/62 , G06K9/00 , G01G3/14 , G01S17/88 , G01G19/52
摘要: A method for identifying a product removed from a cabinet includes detecting visual characteristics of the product removed from the cabinet by a camera within the cabinet. The method may include detecting an identifier on the product removed from the cabinet by an identifier sensor, and comparing the visual characteristics and the identifier to a database of product information. The product removed from the cabinet may be identified based on the comparison of the visual characteristics and the identifier to the database of product information.
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公开(公告)号:US20210095915A1
公开(公告)日:2021-04-01
申请号:US16586307
申请日:2019-09-27
申请人: PepsiCo, Inc.
发明人: Emad JAFA , Xuejun LI , Cheuk Chi LAU , Drishti MASAND , Priscila LAZARINI
摘要: A vacuum-insulated cooler for storing products. The cooler includes a housing and a storage compartment enclosed by the housing for storing products. The storage compartment includes a lower wall, an upper wall, and sidewalls extending from the lower wall to the upper wall that include vacuum-insulated glass. The storage compartment further includes a door for providing access to the products within the storage compartment.
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公开(公告)号:US20180174392A1
公开(公告)日:2018-06-21
申请号:US15382042
申请日:2016-12-16
申请人: PepsiCo, Inc.
发明人: Emad JAFA , Xuejun LI , Ovidiu BUTNARU , Claudiu IOV , Marius MIHAILA , Jozsef SANDOR , Andrei SMITKO
摘要: A vending machine includes two horizontal lead screws, a vertical lead screw, first and second motors, a shelf, a delivery cup, and a delivery area. The first and second motors drive the horizontal lead screws and the vertical lead screw, respectively. The vertical lead screw moves horizontally along the horizontal lead screws. The shelf contains a product and has a movable gate to hold the product on the shelf. The delivery cup moves vertically along the vertical lead screw and has a solenoid and a plunger. The solenoid activates the plunger, which opens the gate to dispense the product onto the delivery cup. An outer door of the delivery area isolates the delivery area from outside the vending machine when closed and provides access to the product from outside the vending machine when open. A mechanical interaction between the delivery cup and the delivery area opens the outer door.
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公开(公告)号:US20220270430A1
公开(公告)日:2022-08-25
申请号:US17662520
申请日:2022-05-09
申请人: PepsiCo, Inc.
发明人: Emad JAFA , Xuejun LI , Yong SEROCK , Cheuk Chi LAU , Martyn Thomas MITCHELL , Euan MORRISON , Wai Ting CHAN , Samuel Luke JOHNSTONE , Erik David WILLIAMS
摘要: A vending machine has an interactive customer experience. Some embodiments of the vending machine include a transparent front wall with a plurality of display units located behind the front wall. Each of the display units may contain an example of a product available for vending. Based on input received from a customer and other information, the vending machine may provide a recommendation for a product or products to select for purchase. The vending machine may highlight the recommendation by selectively illuminating the product display units that contain the recommended products.
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公开(公告)号:US20200090444A1
公开(公告)日:2020-03-19
申请号:US16691060
申请日:2019-11-21
申请人: PepsiCo, Inc.
发明人: Emad JAFA , Xuejun LI , Ovidiu BUTNARU , Claudiu IOV , Marius MIHAILA , Jozsef SANDOR , Andrei SMITKO
摘要: A vending machine includes two horizontal lead screws, a vertical lead screw, first and second motors, a shelf, a delivery cup, and a delivery area. The first and second motors drive the horizontal lead screws and the vertical lead screw, respectively. The vertical lead screw moves horizontally along the horizontal lead screws. The shelf contains a product and has a movable gate to hold the product on the shelf. The delivery cup moves vertically along the vertical lead screw and has a solenoid and a plunger. The solenoid activates the plunger, which opens the gate to dispense the product onto the delivery cup. An outer door of the delivery area isolates the delivery area from outside the vending machine when closed and provides access to the product from outside the vending machine when open. A mechanical interaction between the delivery cup and the delivery area opens the outer door.
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公开(公告)号:US20230075158A1
公开(公告)日:2023-03-09
申请号:US18049195
申请日:2022-10-24
申请人: PepsiCo, Inc.
发明人: Xuejun LI , Yong Jin SEROCK , Cheuk Chi LAU
IPC分类号: G06Q10/08 , G06Q30/00 , G06Q20/18 , G06K7/14 , G06K7/10 , G01G19/52 , G01G3/14 , G01S17/88 , G07C9/00 , G06V10/75 , G06V20/52
摘要: A system for identifying a product removed from a cabinet includes detecting visual characteristics of the product removed from the cabinet by a camera within the cabinet. The system may include detecting an identifier on the product removed from the cabinet by an identifier sensor, and comparing the visual characteristics and the identifier to a database of product information. The product removed from the cabinet may be identified based on the comparison of the visual characteristics and the identifier to the database of product information.
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公开(公告)号:US20220415113A1
公开(公告)日:2022-12-29
申请号:US17360483
申请日:2021-06-28
申请人: PepsiCo, Inc.
发明人: Cheuk Chi LAU , Xuejun LI , Yong Jin SEROCK , Bilal BAJWA , Naga VANKADARI
IPC分类号: G07F9/10 , G05B19/042
摘要: A vending machine includes a product storage cabinet having a housing defining a storage compartment for storing a product and a door movably connected to the housing. A product sensor is configured to detect removal of the product from the storage compartment. The vending machine further includes a control assembly configured to control operation of the vending machine. The control assembly includes a support structure, a control unit mounted on the support structure, a transceiver mounted on the support structure, and a power supply mounted on the support structure. The control assembly is configured to receive information from collected by the product sensor to determine an identity of the product removed from the storage compartment.
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公开(公告)号:US20220139147A1
公开(公告)日:2022-05-05
申请号:US17499675
申请日:2021-10-12
申请人: PepsiCo, Inc.
发明人: Emad JAFA , Xuejun LI , Ovidiu BUTNARU , Claudiu IOV , Marius MIHAILA , Jozsef SANDOR , Andrei SMITKO
摘要: A vending machine includes two horizontal lead screws, a vertical lead screw, first and second motors, a shelf, a delivery cup, and a delivery area. The first and second motors drive the horizontal lead screws and the vertical lead screw, respectively. The vertical lead screw moves horizontally along the horizontal lead screws. The shelf contains a product and has a movable gate to hold the product on the shelf. The delivery cup moves vertically along the vertical lead screw and has a solenoid and a plunger. The solenoid activates the plunger, which opens the gate to dispense the product onto the delivery cup. An outer door of the delivery area isolates the delivery area from outside the vending machine when closed and provides access to the product from outside the vending machine when open. A mechanical interaction between the delivery cup and the delivery area opens the outer door.
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公开(公告)号:US20210174629A1
公开(公告)日:2021-06-10
申请号:US17121427
申请日:2020-12-14
申请人: PepsiCo, Inc.
发明人: Emad JAFA , Xuejun LI , Yong SEROCK , Cheuk Chi LAU , Martyn MITCHELL , Euan MORRISON , Wai CHAN , Sam JOHNSTONE , Erik WILLIAMS
摘要: A vending machine with a curved exterior shape is disclosed. Some embodiments of the vending machine are circular in design, and include a transparent upper housing that allows customers to see into the interior of the vending machine. Products for vending may be stored in a non-transparent lower housing. A centrally-located product delivery system transports products for vending from the lower housing to delivery portals located on the upper housing. The product delivery system is able to move along a vertical line and rotate through the horizontal plane and can deliver products from any portion of the lower housing to any delivery portals located on the upper housing.
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公开(公告)号:US20200090443A1
公开(公告)日:2020-03-19
申请号:US16130717
申请日:2018-09-13
申请人: PepsiCo, Inc.
发明人: Emad JAFA , Cheuk Chi LAU , Xuejun LI , Yong SEROCK , Wai Ting CHAN , Samuel Luke JOHNSTONE , Martyn Thomas MITCHELL , Euan MORRISON , Erik David WILLIAMS
摘要: 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.
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