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AssigneeNewzoom, Inc.
InventorsBradley Scott Adelberg, Walter David Gower Smith, James Henry Hatton, Sabarivasan Viswanathan, Steven Craig Lusardi
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A data center supporting a network system for vending products to customers and associated vending methods are provided. The network system includes a data center and a plurality of vending stores remotely located from the data center and connected to the data center through a network interface. The vending stores also include an automated dispensing mechanism for immediate dispensing of purchased products to the customers. The data center may include an enterprise resource planning module and the vending stores may contain user interfaces for collecting inventory and maintenance data during stocking and maintenance.
A data center supporting a network system for vending products to customers from a plurality of vending stores each comprising a computer system and an interface for communicating with the data center over the network system, the data center comprising:
The data center of 16, wherein the enterprise resource planning module is configured to send and receive external inventory information between the data center and a third party logistic system.
The data center of 17, wherein the external inventory information sent by the third party logistic system comprises vending store identification data, product identification data, product quantity data, and/or a receiving time period.
A method implemented at a data store in communication with a plurality of vending stores, each vending store having a storage space for storing the products, and an automated dispensing mechanism for dispensing the products from the storage space to customers, the method comprising:
A vending store for vending products to customers, the vending store comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.