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US 2015/0144652 A1Published application
System, Method, And Apparatus For Purchasing, Dispensing, Or Sampling of Products
OwnerMichael J. Kline, Denise Lisa Salvucciinventors
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Abstract
A product dispenser includes a product sampling portion configured to contain a product to be sampled. The product sampling portion includes a product sample dispenser. A packaged product portion is configured to contain and dispense a packaged product corresponding to a product to be sampled.
Claims23
A product dispenser comprising:
- a product sampling portion configured to contain a product to be sampled, the product sampling portion further including a product sample dispenser;
- and
- a packaged product portion configured to contain and dispense a packaged product corresponding to the product to be sampled.
A method comprising:
- initiating a push notification offering a free product sampling;
- receiving a response to the push notification indicative of an acceptance of the offering;
- authorizing a dispensing of the free product sampling;
- and
- providing a query to a source of the response to the push notification asking if the source desires to purchase a packaged product corresponding to the free product sampling.
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A method comprising:
- offering a free product sample with a push notification intended for receipt by a mobile device, the offering requiring, as a condition of acceptance of the offer, the completion of a pre-sample and/or a post-sample data acquisition operation from a potential user of the free product sample;
- and
- responsive to receiving information indicative of an acceptance of the offering and the condition of acceptance, dispensing the free product sample.
A method comprising:
- receiving, by a product dispenser, a request, indicative of being from a mobile application, to dispense a product, wherein the request comprises a selection of at least one concentrate;
- and
- dispensing the selection.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.