EP 1759539 A2 20070307 - METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REFINING VENDING OPERATIONS BASED ON WIRELESS DATA
Title (en)
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REFINING VENDING OPERATIONS BASED ON WIRELESS DATA
Title (de)
VERFAHREN UND SYSTEM ZUM VERFEINERN VON VERKAUFSOPERATIONEN AUF DER BASIS DRAHTLOSER DATEN
Title (fr)
PROCEDE ET SYSTEME DESTINES A PERFECTIONNER LES OPERATIONS DE VENTE SUR LA BASE DE DONNEES SANS FIL
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 2004032844 W 20041006
- US 77032604 A 20040202
- US 54901804 P 20040301
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2005074430A2] A system coupled to one or more vending machines, such as soft drink vending machines, via a wireless data link can acquire operational vending data, for example sales data, hardware status, and product temperature. The system can compile data from multiple vending machines dispersed across a geographic area such as a city or state. The system can include software that refines the vending operations of one or more such vending machines based on analysis of acquired data, taking into consideration other information such as market, business, seasonal, or environmental factors. Refining vending operations can include adjusting product offerings, relocating vending machines, replicating favorable conditions, and addressing unexpected sales variations.
IPC 8 full level
G06Q 20/00 (2006.01); G07F 5/18 (2006.01); G07F 9/02 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
G06Q 20/18 (2013.01 - EP); G07F 5/18 (2013.01 - EP); G07F 9/001 (2020.05 - EP US); G07F 9/002 (2020.05 - EP US); G07F 9/026 (2013.01 - EP)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
AL HR LT LV MK
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 2005074430 A2 20050818; WO 2005074430 A3 20090402; CA 2554862 A1 20050818; EP 1759539 A2 20070307; EP 1759539 A4 20101110
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 2004032844 W 20041006; CA 2554862 A 20041006; EP 04794255 A 20041006