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US 2018/0151020 A1Published application
Automatic film merchandiser
OwnerTerrence Fountaininventor
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Abstract
An automatic merchandising system that can create and vend tinted films, stickers, and decals from a product placed in and scanned by the system. A user can choose specific designs from a menu of designs. The automatic merchandising system can be connected to the internet enabling a user to download content to be turned into stickers or decals. The automatic merchandising system may also include image editing software to turn photographs and digital images into a high contrast image that can be cut into a sticker.
Claims15
An automatic merchandiser system comprising:
- a cabinet member including:
- a front panel;
- a back panel;
- two side panels;
- wherein said two side panels;
- are spaced and connected respectively to said front and back panels;
- a top panel;
- wherein said top panel is connected to top portions of said front, back, and side panels;
- and
- a bottom panel;
- wherein said bottom panel is connected to bottom portions of said front, back, and side panels;
- wherein said front panel, said back panel, said two side panels, said top panel, and said bottom panel form an interior volume;
- a computer module including:
- computer software applications;
- wherein said computer module is located within said interior volume;
- a display screen;
- wherein said display screen is located on said front panel and is electronically connected to said computer module;
- a scanner member;
- wherein said scanner member is located within said interior volume of said cabinet member, is electronically connected to said computer module, and is adapted to scan objects in three dimensions and send scanned image information to said computer module;
- a scanning drawer;
- wherein said scanning drawer is removably located within said interior volume of said cabinet member in proximity to said scanner member and is adapted to receive a product from a user to be scanned by said scanner member;
- at least one spool of stocked material;
- wherein said at least one spool of stocked material is located within said interior volume;
- at least one cutting member including:
- at least one support member;
- wherein said at least one support member is connected to said two side panels of said cabinet member and located within said interior volume;
- at least one cutting blade;
- wherein said at least one cutting blade is movably connected to said at least one support member;
- a motor member;
- wherein said motor member is electronically connected to said computer module, is connected to said at least one support member, and is adapted to move said at least one cutting blade;
- a product receiving compartment:
- wherein said product receiving compartment is movably attached to said cabinet member, is adapted to be removably located within said interior volume, is adapted to receive a portion of stock material after said stock material is cut by said at least one cutting member, and is adapted to allow a user to retrieve said cut stock material;
- a power source;
- wherein said power source is located within said interior volume of said cabinet member, is electrically connected to said computer module, said display screen, said scanner member, and said motor member of each of said at least one cutting member, and is adapted to supply power thereto;
- wherein said automatic merchandiser system is adapted such that a user can place merchandise within said scanning drawer, select at least one spool of stocked material via said display screen, have said scanner member scan said merchandise, have said computer module and said at least one cutting member cut material from selected ones of said at least one spool of stocked material in accordance with scanned image information of said merchandise, and make available said cut stock material within said receiving compartment for a user to retrieve.
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