Beverage Dispensing System with Social Media Capabilities
AssigneePepsiCo, Inc.
InventorsTerry Tae-Il CHUNG, Matti Phillip LESHEM
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Abstract
A method is provided comprising receiving instructions at a first device. The instructions may correspond to an item transaction. The item may be a food product. The item transaction may comprise an item gift. The method may comprise generating a code based on the instructions received at the first device for the item transaction. The method may comprise generating a message at the first device. The method may comprise transmitting the code and the message from the first device to a second device.
Claims32
A method comprising:
- receiving instructions at a first device, the instructions corresponding to an item transaction, the item being a food product and the item transaction comprising an item gift;
- generating a code based on the instructions received at the first device for the item transaction;
- generating a message at the first device;
- and
- transmitting the code and the message from the first device to a second device.
A method comprising:
- receiving at a device a code, the code corresponding to instructions for an item transaction, the item being a food product and the item transaction being an item gift;
- and
- based on the received code, displaying a message and delivering the item gift.
A method comprising:
- receiving a user preference at a social media computer;
- automatically generating a message and an associated code based on the user preference;
- and
- automatically transmitting the message and the associated code to the user, the message and associated code corresponding to an item promotion.
A device comprising:
- a transmitter;
- a receiver configured to receive instructions corresponding to an item transaction, the item being a food product and the item transaction being an item gift;
- a memory;
- and
- a processor, the processor coupled to the memory for executing instructions comprising:
- generating a code based on the instructions received at the first device for the item transaction;
- generating a message at the device;
- and
- transmitting the code and the message from the device to another device.
An apparatus comprising a social media computer, the social media computer comprising a memory, and a processor, the processor coupled to the memory for executing instructions comprising:
- receiving a user preference at the social media computer;
- automatically generating a message and an associated code based on the user preference;
- and
- automatically transmitting the message and the associated code to the user, the message and associated code corresponding to an item promotion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.