Vehicle Vending Machine
AssigneeCarvana, LLC
InventorsErnest C. GARCIA, III, Bret SASSENBERG, Benjamin E. HUSTON
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
Systems, methods, non-transitory processor-readable storage media, and devices of the various embodiments enable a vehicle vending machine to retrieve a vehicle from a storage location and deliver the vehicle to a delivery bay for delivery to a customer. Various embodiments may include a vehicle vending machine including a tower, a robotic carrier, a corridor extending from the tower, a plurality of delivery bays positioned along the corridor, a customer interaction kiosk, and/or a video system. In various embodiments, the vehicle vending machine may further include a lighting system.
Claims27
A vehicle vending machine, comprising:
- a plurality of lighting fixtures;
- a plurality of areas of the vehicle vending machine each having at least one lighting fixture of the plurality of lighting fixtures;
- and
- a controller connected to the plurality of lighting fixtures and configured to control the plurality of lighting fixtures to illuminate at least a portion of each of the plurality of areas.
A method for operating a vehicle vending machine, comprising:
- controlling a plurality of lighting fixtures to illuminate at least a portion of each of a plurality of areas of the vehicle vending machine wherein the plurality of areas each have at least one lighting fixture of the plurality of lighting fixtures.
A vehicle vending machine, comprising:
- means for controlling a plurality of lighting fixtures to illuminate at least a portion of each of a plurality of areas of the vehicle vending machine where the plurality of areas each have at least one lighting fixture of the plurality of lighting fixtures.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.