System and method for offline vending of a media product
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Apr 21, 2006
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Abstract
A system and method for offline vending of digital video discs is provided. The method comprises the step of receiving, at a vending location and at a first time, a request for a digital video disc from a user interface. The method also comprises the step of determining whether a vending controller is capable of being placed in communication with a transaction network. Transaction data is stored, wherein the transaction data is provided by the user interface. The transaction data is stored in a memory, and comprises a title of the requested digital video disc and financial information provided by the user interface. The method also comprises encrypting the transaction data, and generating a signal for vending the digital video disc from a vending apparatus. The transaction network is polled at predetermined periodic intervals, and the transaction data is transmitted via the transaction network upon a determination that the vending controller can be placed is capable of being placed in communication with the transaction network.

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- 15 United States
- 10 France
- 8 Japan
- 7 China
- 5 Korea
- 2 Other
Patent Owner(s)
Patent Owner | Address | Total Patents |
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REDBOX AUTOMATED RETAIL, LLC | OAKBROOK TERRACE, IL | 52 |
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Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Hoersten, Eric | Chicago, US | 14 | 417 |
Lowe, J Mitch | Mill Valley, US | 6 | 230 |
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7347359 Self-service terminal | 39 | 2005 | |
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2004/0158,871 Automated digital media vending apparatus | 52 | 2004 | |
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2004/0010,340 User identification system for automatic vending machines | 35 | 2002 | |
2004/0030,446 Control system for automatic vending machines | 34 | 2003 | |
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4449186 Touch panel passenger self-ticketing system | 286 | 1981 | |
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5028766 Automated rental system | 112 | 1988 | |
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2004/0158,503 Media queue monitor | 44 | 2004 | |
2004/0158,504 Method of providing access to playable media | 38 | 2004 | |
2004/0162,783 Media queue replenisher | 87 | 2004 | |
2004/0172,274 Media auto exchange system and method | 40 | 2004 | |
2004/0172,275 Media exchange system & method | 41 | 2004 | |
2004/0172,342 System for providing access to playable media | 38 | 2004 | |
2004/0243,479 Method of monitoring electronic commerce queue | 42 | 2004 | |
2004/0243,480 Method of controlling electronic commerce queue | 42 | 2004 | |
2006/0149,685 Method of processing rental requests and returns | 39 | 2006 | |
2006/0155,575 Media delivery prioritization system and method | 55 | 2006 | |
2006/0212,367 Method of selecting and distributing items to consumers of electronic media | 52 | 2006 | |
2006/0241,967 Playable Media Delivery Capacity Exchange Method | 38 | 2006 | |
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2006/0235,746 Systems and methods for providing a reward at a point of return | 58 | 2006 | |
2006/0235,747 Systems and methods for determining whether to offer a reward at a point of return | 86 | 2006 | |
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2004/0260,600 System & method for predicting demand for items | 52 | 2004 | |
2004/0267,604 System & method for influencing recommender system | 195 | 2004 | |
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5442568 Vending machine audit monitoring system | 72 | 1994 | |
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2005/0060,246 System, method, and computer program product for monitoring inventory | 77 | 2004 | |
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5323327 On-the-fly cataloging of library cell contents in an automated robotic tape library | 110 | 1992 | |
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5550746 Method and apparatus for storing and selectively retrieving product data by correlating customer selection criteria with optimum product designs based on embedded expert judgments | 298 | 1994 | |
5768142 Method and apparatus for storing and selectively retrieving product data based on embedded expert suitability ratings | 239 | 1995 | |
5875110 Method and system for vending products | 206 | 1995 | |
6360139 Method and system for vending products | 78 | 1998 | |
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5205436 Maine tool dispensing device and system | 116 | 1991 | |
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5091713 Inventory, cash, security, and maintenance control apparatus and method for a plurality of remote vending machines | 467 | 1990 | |
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* 4847764 System for dispensing drugs in health care institutions | 533 | 1987 | |
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4903815 Automatic vending machine and system for dispensing articles | 130 | 1988 | |
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5822216 Vending machine and computer assembly | 195 | 1996 | |
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5923016 In-store points redemption system & method | 435 | 1996 | |
6138911 In-store points redemption system and method | 262 | 1999 | |
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2002/0125,314 Methods and apparatus for producing a vending machine inventory status signal | 34 | 2001 | |
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6039244 Method of building up a data bank containing customer data and/or for the organization of a rebate or coupon system | 217 | 1997 | |
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5748485 Software vending machine having CD-ROM storage | 100 | 1995 | |
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2002/0183,882 RF point of sale and delivery method and system using communication with remote computer and having features to read a large number of RF tags | 100 | 2002 | |
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7058581 System and method of distributing and returning products | 66 | 1999 | |
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4789054 Vending machine for returnable cartridges | 80 | 1987 | |
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2006/0242,059 Transaction settlement using value exchange systems and methods | 36 | 2005 | |
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5383111 Visual merchandizing (VMD) control method and system | 121 | 1990 | |
5313392 Method for supporting merchandise management operation and system therefor | 62 | 1991 | |
6367696 IC card processing device, automatic vending device, and selling method | 51 | 2000 | |
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6181981 Apparatus and method for improved vending machine inventory maintenance | 279 | 1996 | |
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* 5159560 Automated merchandise dispensing and retrieval system | 144 | 1990 | |
2002/0046,122 System and kiosk for commerce of optical media through multiple locations | 81 | 2001 | |
7234609 Article dispensing system and method for same | 91 | 2004 | |
7366586 System and method for communicating vending information | 54 | 2006 | |
2006/0259,192 System and method for regulating vendible media products | 38 | 2006 | |
2006/0272,922 System and method for offline vending of a media product | 41 | 2006 | |
2007/0050,266 System and kiosk for commerce of optical media through multiple locations | 50 | 2006 | |
2007/0051,802 System and kiosk for commerce of optical media through multiple locations | 45 | 2006 | |
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6794634 Optical vend-sensing system for control of vending machine | 52 | 2000 | |
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2006/0095,339 Reservation of digital media items | 73 | 2004 | |
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4789045 Swing rope | 56 | 1987 | |
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4959686 Automated shopping order entry system | 82 | 1988 | |
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6327230 Disk process and transport mechanism for host machines | 68 | 1999 | |
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2001/0011,252 INFORMATION PROVIDING SYSTEM AND INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD | 49 | 1999 | |
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4982346 Mall promotion network apparatus and method | 403 | 1988 | |
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6050448 Card dispensing cassette | 44 | 1998 | |
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6061660 System and method for incentive programs and award fulfillment | 654 | 1998 | |
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5418713 Apparatus and method for an on demand data delivery system for the preview, selection, retrieval and reproduction at a remote location of previously recorded or programmed materials | 655 | 1993 | |
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4650977 Automatic self service machine system and method | 144 | 1983 | |
4945428 Method of managing a media library | 70 | 1988 | |
5105069 Self-service transaction apparatus and method | 65 | 1989 | |
5319705 Method and system for multimedia access control enablement | 762 | 1992 | |
5504675 Method and apparatus for automatic selection and presentation of sales promotion programs | 328 | 1994 | |
6336098 Method for electronic distribution and redemption of coupons on the world wide web | 209 | 1997 | |
6748539 System and method for securely checking in and checking out digitized content | 80 | 2000 | |
7236946 Operation of control system for ensuring availability of purchasable items in networked machines | 53 | 2001 | |
2003/0061,094 Service discovery in a network of automatic product/service dispensing machines | 68 | 2001 | |
2007/0130,020 Consumer representation rendering with selected merchandise | 51 | 2005 | |
2007/0156,578 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REDUCING A NUMBER OF FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS | 34 | 2006 | |
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6134547 Computerized method and system for user-interactive, multimedia cataloguing, navigation and previewing of film and films on video | 147 | 1996 | |
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* 6250452 Vending data collection system | 63 | 1999 | |
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6289322 Electronic bill processing | 418 | 1998 | |
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6965869 Service point management system for use in sales promotion services | 62 | 1997 | |
6076101 Electronic mail processing system with bonus point tracking | 220 | 1997 | |
6125353 Mall server with product search capability | 130 | 1997 | |
6179206 Electronic shopping system having self-scanning price check and purchasing terminal | 253 | 1998 | |
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4991739 Vending machine | 63 | 1988 | |
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2007/0095,901 Wireless management of remote vending machines | 42 | 2006 | |
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2003/0167,231 Method and system for processing credit card payments | 46 | 2002 | |
2004/0006,537 Method and system for processing credit card related transactions | 49 | 2003 | |
2005/0177,494 Method and system for processing electronic financial transactions | 58 | 2004 | |
2006/0273,152 Dynamic aggregation of payment transactions | 106 | 2005 | |
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5734150 Electronic funds acceptor for vending machines | 111 | 1995 | |
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5644727 System for the operation and management of one or more financial accounts through the use of a digital communication and computation system for exchange, investment and borrowing | 734 | 1994 | |
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5555143 Data cartridge library system architecture | 56 | 1995 | |
5682276 Data cartridge library system architecture | 48 | 1996 | |
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5984509 Cash and rotary rolled coin dispensing apparatus | 45 | 1998 | |
6202006 Cassette for a rotary rolled coin dispenser | 57 | 1999 | |
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4649481 Electronic cash register with means to store and correlate data on a customer by customer basis | 60 | 1985 | |
6644455 Rental system, machine and method for providing rental items | 51 | 2001 | |
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2004/0016,620 Method for providing vendable items of entertainment | 50 | 2003 | |
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4414467 Vending ordering terminal | 155 | 1981 | |
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5235509 Customer self-ordering system using information displayed on a screen | 300 | 1989 | |
5128862 Customer operable system for a retail store or fast-food restaurant having plural ordering stations | 256 | 1990 | |
5353219 Suggestive selling in a customer self-ordering system | 251 | 1993 | |
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5956694 System and method for distributing and processing discount coupons | 123 | 1997 | |
6243687 Kiosk systems and methods for issuing a card storing electronic coupons, after receiving data about a customer | 113 | 1998 | |
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* 5941363 Vending data collection system | 129 | 1996 | |
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6792334 Vending machine for vending age-restricted products using an authorization card and associated methods | 61 | 2001 | |
6539282 Vending machine for vending age-restricted products using a credit card and associated methods | 71 | 2001 | |
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2006/0041,508 Method and system for tracking fraudulent activity | 109 | 2004 | |
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5943423 Smart token system for secure electronic transactions and identification | 406 | 1995 | |
5850442 Secure world wide electronic commerce over an open network | 763 | 1996 | |
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2002/0095,680 Personal movie storage module | 71 | 2001 | |
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6707380 Inventoriable-object control and tracking system | 55 | 2001 | |
6707381 Object tracking method and system with object identification and verification | 208 | 2002 | |
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7174317 Debit purchasing of stored value card for use by and/or delivery to others | 62 | 2004 | |
7191952 Selectable multi-purpose card | 125 | 2004 | |
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6058373 System and method for processing electronic order forms | 309 | 1996 | |
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5873069 System and method for automatic updating and display of retail prices | 454 | 1995 | |
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5207784 Vending machine with monitoring system | 184 | 1991 | |
6980887 Apparatus and method for improved vending machine inventory maintenance | 83 | 2001 | |
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6264104 Vending device with remote electronic shopping facility | 105 | 1996 | |
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7240843 Universal club card and real-time coupon validation | 110 | 2003 | |
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2004/0256,402 Machine for vending articles and methods associated therewith | 35 | 2004 | |
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4860876 Article vending machine employing unique robotic arm and the robotic arm employed therein | 67 | 1987 | |
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2006/0190,345 Vending equipment | 39 | 2005 | |
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2005/0289,032 System and method for tracking the return of loaned or rented items | 46 | 2004 | |
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6584564 Secure e-mail system | 226 | 2000 | |
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2005/0154,676 Electronic commerce system method for detecting fraud | 23 | 2005 | |
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2002/0133,269 Product vending machines and software therefor | 37 | 2001 | |
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5085308 Apparatus for collecting articles | 38 | 1989 | |
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2005/0283,434 Recurring transaction processing system and approach | 54 | 2005 |
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* 8498738 Methods to broadcast status of a self-service dispensing device | 0 | 2010 | |
* 2012/0158,172 METHODS TO BROADCAST STATUS OF A SELF-SERVICE DISPENSING DEVICE | 13 | 2010 | |
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* 2009/0307,489 Mobile Communication Equipment and Method of Controlling Same | 12 | 2007 | |
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* 2011/0231,007 AUTOMATED LIBRARY | 3 | 2011 | |
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9670047 Systems and methods for providing dynamic ingredient matrix reconfiguration in a product dispenser | 0 | 2008 | |
9051162 Systems and methods for facilitating consumer-dispenser interactions | 3 | 2008 | |
8755932 Systems and methods for facilitating consumer-dispenser interactions | 7 | 2008 | |
8751037 Systems and methods for dispensing consumable products | 3 | 2008 | |
* 8744618 Systems and methods for facilitating consumer-dispenser interactions | 17 | 2008 | |
8340815 Systems and methods for facilitating consumer-dispenser interactions | 25 | 2008 | |
* 2009/0069,931 Systems and Methods for Facilitating Consumer-Dispenser Interactions | 20 | 2008 | |
* 2009/0069,949 Systems and Methods for Providing Dynamic Ingredient Matrix Reconfiguration in a Product Dispenser | 21 | 2008 | |
9014846 Systems and methods for providing portion control programming in a product forming dispenser | 3 | 2012 | |
9499382 Systems and methods for monitoring and controlling the dispense of a plurality of product forming ingredients | 0 | 2013 | |
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7797077 System and method for managing vending inventory | 39 | 2006 | |
7747346 System and method for regulating vendible media products | 37 | 2006 | |
* 2006/0254,862 System and method for selling a rental media product | 36 | 2006 | |
* 2009/0089,187 Article Vending Machine And Method for Auditing Inventory While Article Vending Machine Remains Operational | 32 | 2007 | |
* 7853354 System and method for communicating vending information | 29 | 2008 | |
7787987 System and method for communicating vending information | 32 | 2008 | |
* 2009/0005,905 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATING VENDING INFORMATION | 8 | 2008 | |
7988049 System and method for calibrating a vending apparatus | 24 | 2008 | |
8060247 System and method for communicating secondary vending options | 14 | 2009 | |
9104990 Article vending machine and method for exchanging an inoperable article for an operable article | 2 | 2009 | |
8996162 Article vending machine and method for exchanging an inoperable article for an operable article | 6 | 2009 | |
8412374 System and method for communicating vending information | 11 | 2010 | |
* 2010/0318,219 System and Method for Communicating Vending Information | 22 | 2010 | |
8155784 System and method for regulating vendible media products | 4 | 2010 | |
9569911 Secondary media return system and method | 0 | 2010 | |
8538581 Article vending machine and method for authenticating received articles | 5 | 2010 | |
8417380 System and method for communicating vending information | 18 | 2010 | |
* 8768789 System and method for optimizing utilization of inventory space for dispensable articles | 11 | 2012 | |
* 8712872 System and method for optimizing utilization of inventory space for dispensable articles | 2 | 2012 | |
* 2013/0238,115 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING UTILIZATION OF INVENTORY SPACE FOR DISPENSABLE ARTICLES | 14 | 2012 | |
* 2013/0238,116 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING UTILIZATION OF INVENTORY SPACE FOR DISPENSABLE ARTICLES | 2 | 2012 | |
9747253 System and method for simultaneous article retrieval and transaction validation | 0 | 2012 | |
9495465 System and method for providing the identification of geographically closest article dispensing machines | 0 | 2012 | |
9348822 System and method for generating notifications related to new media | 1 | 2012 | |
9286617 System and method for applying parental control limits from content providers to media content | 0 | 2012 | |
9524368 System and method for communicating vending information | 0 | 2013 | |
9558316 System and method for vending vendible media products | 1 | 2013 | |
9582954 Article vending machine and method for authenticating received articles | 0 | 2013 | |
9916714 System and method for optimizing utilization of inventory space for dispensable articles | 0 | 2014 | |
9390577 System and method for optimizing utilization of inventory space for dispensable articles | 0 | 2014 | |
9542661 Article vending machine and method for exchanging an inoperable article for an operable article | 1 | 2015 | |
9489691 Article vending machine and method for exchanging an inoperable article for an operable article | 1 | 2015 | |
9785996 System and method for substituting a media article with alternative media | 0 | 2016 | |
9615134 System and method for applying parental control limits from content providers to media content | 0 | 2016 | |
9830583 Article vending machine and method for exchanging an inoperable article for an operable article | 0 | 2017 | |
9865003 System and method for vending vendible media products | 0 | 2017 |
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