Automated business system and method of vending and returning a consumer product
AssigneeTouch Automation
InventorsDonald Blust, Thomas Driscoll
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Abstract
System and method of dispensing disc-based media and other consumer products. A user can interact with an automated business system to select disc-based media for rental and/or purchase. The automated business system can retrieve the selection from the interior of the automated business system and dispense the selection through a port to the user. The automated business system can retrieve the selection from the port in a return process.
Claims15
A method of returning disc-based media to a disc-based media system, the method comprising:
- inserting the disc-based media in a port of the disc-based media system without regard to orientation of the disc-based media.
A method of returning disc-based media to a disc-based media system, the method comprising:
- placing the disc-based media in a receptacle in the disc-based media system;
- and
- automatically recognizing the disc-based media in the receptacle.
A method of adding disc-based media to a disc-based media system, the method comprising:
- inserting the disc-based media in a receptacle in the disc-based media system;
- automatically reading a radio frequency tag on the disc-based media;
- and
- positioning the disc-based media in a storage position, the disc-based media available for selection by a user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.