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US 10,380,822 B2Granted
Systems and methods for wireless authorization at a vending machine
AssigneeCharge Fusion Technologies, LLC
InventorsPaul D. Signorelli, Sih Y. Lee, Paul T. Breitenbach, Daniel E. Tedesco, Dean P. Alderucci
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Abstract
Some embodiments are associated with wireless payment or account verification or authorization for purchases made from a vending machine via a customer's mobile device.
Claims18
A vending machine configured to wirelessly validate payment of a customer, comprising:
- a processing device;
- a wireless receiver device in communication with the processing device;
- a network device in communication with the processing device;
- and
- a non-transitory memory device storing instructions that when executed by the processing device, result in:
- receiving, by the vending machine and from a customer, an indication of a service desired to be purchased by the customer from the vending machine;
- receiving, by the wireless receiver device of the vending machine and from a portable electronic device of the customer, a wireless signal indicative of an account identifier of the customer;
- transmitting, by the network device of the vending machine and in response to the receiving of the wireless signal, an indication of the account identifier of the customer to a remote network device;
- receiving, by the network device of the vending machine in response to the transmitting and from the remote network device, an indication that a payment, by the customer and for the desired service, is validated;
- and
- providing, by the vending machine and in response to the indication of the payment validation, the service to the customer.
8 more elements
A vending machine configured to wirelessly validate an account of a customer, comprising:
- a processing device;
- a wireless receiver device in communication with the processing device;
- a network device in communication with the processing device;
- and
- a non-transitory memory device storing instructions that when executed by the processing device, result in:
- receiving, by the wireless receiver device of the vending machine and from a portable electronic device of a customer, a wireless signal indicative of an account identifier of the customer;
- establishing, by the network device of the vending machine and in response to the receiving of the wireless signal, a communication session with a remote network device;
- receiving, by the network device of the vending machine and from the remote network device, an indication that the account identifier of the customer is validated;
- receiving, by the vending machine and from the customer, an indication of a service desired to be purchased by the customer from the vending machine;
- and
- providing, by the vending machine and in response to the indication of the account identifier validation and the indication of the desired service, the service to the customer.
8 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.