US 12,648,594 B2 · Controlled dispensing system and method

Abstract

An electronic device comprising: one or more processors; a radio transceiver; memory storing a unique serial number identifying the electronic device; pairing circuitry configured to communicatively couple, using the radio transceiver, the electronic device with an external device distinct from the electronic device; first electronic circuitry configured to perform a plurality of operations of the electronic device; and activation circuitry configured to activate and deactivate the first electronic circuitry; wherein the memory stores instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to (i) detect, using the pairing circuitry, a successful pairing of the electronic device with a first external device; and (ii) in accordance with the detection of the successful pairing, activate, using the activation circuitry, the first electronic circuitry.

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Dependent claims

An electronic device comprising:

one or more processors;
memory;
communication circuitry configured to communicatively couple the electronic device with a dispensing machine housing the electronic device while the electronic device is inside the dispensing machine;
first electronic circuitry configured to perform a plurality of operations of the electronic device;
and
activation circuitry configured to activate the first electronic circuitry;
wherein the memory stores instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
receive, using the communication circuitry, an identifier associated with a user or mobile device of the user from the dispensing machine prior to the electronic device being dispensed by the dispensing machine;
receive, using the communication circuitry, a pairing request as part of a use session initiated by the user subsequent to the electronic device being dispensed by the dispensing machine to the user;
and
activate, using the activation circuitry, the first electronic circuitry in accordance with a determination that the pairing request corresponds to the user or the mobile device associated with the identifier.

8 more elements

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs configured for execution by an electronic device, the one or more programs including instructions for:

establishing, using communication circuitry of the electronic device, a communication connection with a dispensing machine housing the electronic device while the electronic device is inside the dispensing machine;
receiving, via the communication connection, an identifier associated with a user or mobile device of the user from the dispensing machine prior to the electronic device being dispensed by the dispensing machine;
receiving, using the communication circuitry, a pairing request as part of a use session initiated by the user subsequent to the electronic device being dispensed by the dispensing machine to the user;
activating, using activation circuitry of the electronic device, first electronic circuitry of the electronic device in accordance with a determination that the pairing request corresponds to the user or the mobile device associated with the identifier;
and
performing a plurality of operations of the electronic device using the activated first electronic circuitry.

3 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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