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US 2012/0239187 A1Published application
Automatic dispensing machine and method of operation
AssigneeTUTTOESPRESSO S.r.l.
InventorLuca Doglioni Majer
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AssigneeTUTTOESPRESSO S.r.l.
InventorLuca Doglioni Majer
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A dispensing machine, and related operating method, includes a device for dispensing packaged and/or unpackaged edible goods or beverages, a control unit connected to one or more electrically-activated parts of the machine, a user interface to show information to the user and retrieve input commands from the user to be sent to the control unit. The user interface is a graphic user interface GUI comprising a touch-panel integrated in a graphic screen to display multimedia content. The content or form of the information shown on the screen is changed by the control unit based on at least one parameter related to any of the operative status of the machine, the location wherein the machine is running, the calendar date and/or the daily time, statistics indicative of previous selections made by user(s), or the signal provided by at least one sensor of the machine detecting proximity of the user(s).
A dispensing machine, comprising:
A non-transitory computer readable medium operating a dispensing machine program for a dispensing machine that, when executed by a computer, causes the computer to execute:
A dispensing machine, comprising:
A dispensing machine, comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.