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AssigneeTomra Systems ASA
InventorsSilje Sandahl Näs, Kent Vissebråten
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Abstract
A method for an RVM system and an RVM system configured to implement the method. The method includes the steps of: receiving a set of used containers from a user through an infeed; initiating a new collection session and establishing a Session ID; initiating a transfer of the Session ID to a user via physical or digital means after the new collection session has been initiated; establishing a resulting return value for the set of used containers; linking the resulting return value to the Session ID, where the initiating of a transfer of the Session ID to a user is performed before the step of linking the resulting return value to the Session ID.
Claims17
A method for a Reverse Vending Machine (RVM) system, which RVM system is configured to collect used containers, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving a set of used containers from a user through an infeed opening in the RVM, wherein said set of used containers are received in bulk;
- and
- initiating a new collection session on processing circuitry in response to at least one of the following events:
- receipt of said used containers through said infeed opening and closing of said infeed opening with a moveable closing element, receipt of a start command from said user, the processing circuitry:
- establishing a Session ID and transferring or initiating a transfer of said Session ID to a user via physical or digital means after said new collection session has been initiated, said digital means being one of a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) communication, an Internet communication, a Near-Field Communication (NFC), or a Short Message Service (SMS) communication;
- processing each one of said used containers in said set of used containers, which processing comprises establishing the return value of each one of said used containers in said set of used containers and establish a resulting return value, which resulting return value is the total return value of said set of used containers or an array of return values corresponding to the total return value of said set of used containers;
- linking said resulting return value to said Session ID;
- invalidating the Session ID after a withdrawal of a refund corresponding to said resulting return value;
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- wherein said step of transferring or initiating a transfer of said Session ID to a user is performed before said step of linking said resulting return value to said Session ID.
A Reverse Vending Machine (RVM) system configured to collect used containers, the system comprising:
- an infeed opening for receiving set of used containers from a user, which set of used containers is received in bulk;
- processing circuitry for processing each one of said used containers in said set of used containers, which processing comprises establishing the return value of each one of said used containers in said set of used containers and determining a resulting return value, which resulting return value is the total return value of said set of used containers or an array of return values corresponding to the total return value of said set of used containers;
- transferring means for transferring or initiating a transfer of a Session ID to said user via physical or digital means, and for transferring or initiating a transfer of said resulting return value to said user via said digital means, said digital means being one of a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) communication, an Internet communication, a Near-Field Communication (NFC), or a Short Message Service (SMS) communication;
- communication means for communication with said user;
- a moveable closing element for closing the infeed opening;
- the processing circuitry adapted to:
- initiating a new collection session in response to at least one of the following events:
- receipt of said used containers through said infeed opening, receipt of a start command from said user or the user moving a closing element of the RVM to a closed state whereby said infeed opening is blocked;
- establishing a Session ID, linking said Session ID to a respective new collection session, and providing said Session ID to said transferring means;
- receiving a resulting return value from said processing means, linking said resulting return value to said session ID and providing said resulting return value to said transferring means;
- invalidating the Session ID after a withdrawal of a refund corresponding to said resulting return value;
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- wherein said processing circuitry and/or said transferring means are/is configured to transfer or initiating a transfer of said Session ID to said user before said resulting return value is linked to said Session ID.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.