Method and system for automatically dispensing a product
AssigneeLes Entreprises Cafection Inc.
InventorsSimon GAGNE, Denis MAILLE
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Abstract
A product dispenser, comprising: a user interface for entering a selection of a desired product among available products by a user; a control unit operatively connected to the user interface for receiving the selection of the desired product, generating a command indicative of the desired product, and generating a barcode identifying the desired product; a dispenser unit for storing the available products and providing the user with the desired product upon reception of the command from the control unit; and a printing unit operatively connected to the control unit, the printing unit for printing the barcode on a coupon and providing the user with the coupon.
Claims21
A product dispenser, comprising:
- a user interface for entering a selection of a desired product among available products by a user;
- a control unit operatively connected to the user interface for receiving the selection of the desired product, generating a command indicative of the desired product, and generating a barcode identifying the desired product;
- a dispenser unit for storing the available products and providing the user with the desired product upon reception of the command from the control unit;
- and
- a printing unit operatively connected to the control unit, the printing unit for printing the barcode on a coupon and providing the user with the coupon.
A method for generating a coupon indicative of a purchase, the method comprising:
- receiving at an automatic product dispenser a selection for a desired product among available products, the selection being provided via a user interface of the automatic product dispenser;
- generating a barcode identifying the desired product;
- printing the barcode on a coupon;
- and
- providing the selected product and the coupon having the barcode printed thereon.
A method for making a payment at point-of-sale terminal provided with a barcode reader, comprising:
- receiving data corresponding to a barcode printed on a coupon and resulting from a scan of the barcode by the barcode reader, the barcode being indicative of a product selected by a user at an automatic product dispenser and delivered to the user by the automatic product dispenser;
- determining a price for the selected product using the received data;
- and
- receiving a payment from the user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.