JPWO2020092083A5

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Publication number: JPWO2020092083A5
Application number: JP2021523210A
Authority: JP
Publication date: 2022-10-31
Anticipated expiration: 2039-10-23

Claims

is a vending machine,
a housing;
a display portion disposed within a front portion of the housing, the display portion including a plurality of display units configured to house a product such that the product is visible from outside the housing;
a product storage portion disposed within the rear portion of the housing configured to releasably store a plurality of the products;
a plurality of display products, each of said plurality of display products disposed within one of said plurality of display units;
a delivery portal positioned on the front of the housing so as to be horizontally centered on the front wall of the housing;
a user interface located on the exterior of the front portion of the housing;
a controller configured to receive input from the user interface and provide product recommendations based on the input;
A product delivery system disposed within the product storage configured to deliver the product from the product storage to the delivery portal, wherein any of the products disposed within the display unit A vending machine, including a product delivery system that cannot be delivered to a portal.

2. The vending machine of claim 1, wherein the product display units are rectangular in shape and arranged in a grid pattern.

2. The vending machine of claim 1, wherein at least one of each of said products positioned within said rear portion is positioned within one of said plurality of display units.

2. The vending machine of Claim 1, further comprising a plurality of display lights configured to selectively illuminate each of said plurality of display units.

2. The vending machine of claim 1, further comprising a user interface located on said front portion.

5. The vending machine of claim 4, further comprising a transparency changing system located in the front portion configured to selectively change the transparency of a front wall viewable through the plurality of display units.

5. The controller of claim 4, wherein the controller is configured to display the recommendations by selectively illuminating the plurality of display units containing the recommended products using the plurality of display lights. vending machine.

A vending machine with an interactive product display, comprising:
a housing including a transparent portion;
a display unit disposed within the housing, the display unit being configured to hold a product, the display unit being visible from the exterior of the housing;
a display light disposed within the housing configured to illuminate the display unit;
a product storage system disposed within the housing, the product storage system configured to releasably store a plurality of products;
a delivery portal disposed on the housing; and
a user interface disposed on the housing;
a product delivery system disposed within the housing configured to deliver one of the plurality of products from the product storage to the delivery portal;
a controller, said controller operatively linked to said display light, said controller configured to illuminate said display light in response to a query received by said user interface. machine.

9. The product dispenser of claim 8, wherein the controller is configured to make product recommendations based on input received from the user interface.

a plurality of display units;
9. The product dispenser of claim 8, further comprising a plurality of display lights configured to illuminate the plurality of display units.

11. The product of claim 10, wherein the controller is configured to make product recommendations based on input received from the user interface and selectively illuminate the plurality of display units containing the recommended products. dispenser.

9. The product dispenser of claim 8, further comprising a transparency changing system disposed on the front wall of the vending machine configured to selectively change the transparency of the front wall.

further comprising a transparency changing system disposed on the front wall of the vending machine configured to selectively change the transparency of the front wall, wherein the controller controls the plurality of display units containing the recommended products; 12. The product dispenser of claim 11, configured to change the transparency of the front wall in front of the plurality of display units to emphasize the.

A method for selling a product in a vending machine, comprising:
detecting a customer in proximity to the vending machine;
Sending a question to the customer in response to the sensing of the customer;
receiving a first product preference from the customer;
illuminating one or more product display units positioned behind a transparent front wall of the vending machine, each of the one or more product display units conforming to the first product preference; illuminating, wherein any product display units containing products and containing products that do not match the first product preference are not illuminated;
receiving a product selection from the customer;
vending the selected product from a distribution portal located on the transparent front wall, the distribution portal being horizontally centered on the front wall.

receiving a second product preference after illuminating the one or more product display units;
15. The method of claim 14, further comprising updating which of the one or more display units of the product to illuminate based on a combination of the first product preference and the second product preference. the method of.

retrieving the selected products from the back portion of the vending machine; and selling the retrieved products such that the products contained within the one or more product display units are not sold. 15. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising said first product preferences and said product selections can be received through any one or more of a touch screen, keypad, voice commands, gestures, or mobile application. .

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the vending machine can be configured to selectively illuminate the display unit to attract customers.

wherein the vending machine is configured to provide recommendations based on the first product preferences and external information, wherein the external information is external weather conditions, time of day, date, and sales or promotional data; 15. The method of claim 14, comprising one or more of

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising displaying a sequence of effects in response to detecting a customer, the effects configured to attract the customer.