Method of dispensing a product
AssigneeSilverbrook Research Pty Ltd
InventorsKia Silverbrook, Paul Lapstun
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Abstract
A method of dispensing a product is disclosed. The product has associated packaging. The packaging has disposed thereon coded data. The coded data is indicative of an identity of the product. The coded data is sensed by a sensing device and indicating data indicative of the identity of the product is generated based on the sensed coded data. The coded data is arranged in accordance with a layout having n-fold rotational symmetry. The layout including n sub-layouts rotated 1/n revolutions apart about a center of rotation. A processor receives the indicating data from the sensing device and determines at least one criterion for dispensing the product. The processor causes the product to be dispensed when the at least one criterion is satisfied.
Claims7
A method of dispensing a product, the product being associated with packaging having disposed thereon or therein coded data, at least some of the coded data being indicative of at least an identity of the product, the method including:
- sensing by a sensing device at least some of the coded data and generating indicating data indicative of the identity of the product based on the sensed coded data, the coded data being arranged in accordance with at least one layout having n-fold rotational symmetry, where n is at least two, the layout including n sub-layouts rotated 1/n revolutions apart about a center of rotation, each sub-layout including rotation-indicating data that distinguishes that sub-layout from each other sub-layout;
- receiving by a processor the indicating data from the sensing device;
- determining by the processor based on the indicating data at least one criterion for dispensing the product;
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- causing by the processor the product to be dispensed based on the at least one criterion being satisfied.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.