System and method for regulating vendible media products
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United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G06F-017/00
B65D-083/08
출원번호
US-0825069
(2010-06-28)
등록번호
US-8155784
(2012-04-10)
발명자
/ 주소
Lowe, J. Mitch
Hoersten, Eric
Hamilton, Devin
출원인 / 주소
Redbox Automated Retail, LLC
대리인 / 주소
Muraff, James P.
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327
초록▼
A system and method for regulating vendible media products is provided. A database stored information corresponding to a plurality of digital video discs within a vending apparatus at a vending location. A central server, having a memory, stores the database. An interface application interfaces with
A system and method for regulating vendible media products is provided. A database stored information corresponding to a plurality of digital video discs within a vending apparatus at a vending location. A central server, having a memory, stores the database. An interface application interfaces with the central server and the database, and selects from the database a subset of the digital video discs. A vending processor within the vending apparatus receives a first signal from the central server, wherein the first signal comprises a list of digital video discs identifying the subset of digital video discs. The vending processor also generates a second signal to place the subset of digital video discs into a portable vending management module.
대표청구항▼
1. A method for regulating physically vendible media products having entertainment content therein, comprising the steps of: providing a plurality of physically vendible media products in a vending apparatus at a vending location;receiving a list of physically vendible media products at the vending
1. A method for regulating physically vendible media products having entertainment content therein, comprising the steps of: providing a plurality of physically vendible media products in a vending apparatus at a vending location;receiving a list of physically vendible media products at the vending location from a remote location, wherein the list identifies a subset of the physically vendible media products in the vending apparatus targeted for removal from the vending apparatus, and wherein the subset will be removed from the vending apparatus to prevent future vending of the subset; and,with a single signal, triggering the vending apparatus to consecutively dispense each of the physically vendible media products within the subset of the physically vendible media products in the vending apparatus targeted for removal from the vending apparatus. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of receiving the list of physically vendible media products is performed by a vending controller. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of physically vendible media products comprise a plurality of digital video discs. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the list of physically vendible media products is generated by a user using an interface at the remote location. 5. The method of claim 1, wherein the list of physically vendible media products is generated by a vending management application. 6. The method of claim 5, further comprising the step of: confirming a preliminary list of physically vendible media products generated by the vending management application. 7. The method of claim 5, wherein the vending management application is accessible using an Internet browser. 8. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of generating the signal is performed by a vending controller within the vending apparatus. 9. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of generating the signal is performed by a user using an interface at the remote location. 10. The method of claim 9, wherein the subset is determined by comparing an initial inventory of the plurality of physically vendible media products at the vending location to a sales history of the physically vendible media products at the vending location, wherein each unit of the subset is selected based on exceeding a predetermined storage duration in the vending apparatus. 11. The method of claim 9, wherein the subset is determined by comparing an initial inventory of the plurality of physically vendible media products at the vending location to a sales history of the physically vendible media products at the vending location, wherein each unit of the subset is selected based on performance against a predetermined profit threshold. 12. A method of regulating merchandise, comprising the steps of: identifying a set of poorly vending media products to be removed from a vending apparatus at a vending location, wherein the set will be removed from the vending apparatus to prevent future vending of the set;compiling a list identifying the set of poorly vending media products to be removed;transmitting the list to a vending controller within the vending apparatus at the vending location; and,with a single signal, triggering the vending apparatus to consecutively dispense the set of poorly vending media products in the vending apparatus for removal from the vending apparatus. 13. The method of claim 12, wherein the list is generated by a user at a control location remote from the vending location. 14. The method of claim 12, wherein the step of identifying the set of poorly vending media products is performed by a vending management application. 15. The method of claim 14, further comprising the step of: confirming a preliminary list of poorly vending media products generated by the vending management application. 16. The method of claim 14, wherein the vending management application identifying each unit of the set is based on exceeding a predetermined storage duration in the vending apparatus. 17. The method of claim 14, wherein the vending management application identifying each unit of the set is based on performance against a predetermined profit threshold. 18. A system for regulating vending merchandise, comprising: a control center at a central location, wherein the control center is structured to identify a subset of physically vendible media products from a set of physically vendible media products, and to transmit a list identifying the subset of physically vendible media products and the set of physically vendible media products, wherein the subset will be removed from the vending apparatus to prevent future vending of the subset; and,a vending controller located at a vending location, wherein the vending controller is structured to receive the list from the control center, and upon actuation by a user to generate a single signal triggering the vending apparatus to consecutively dispense the subset of the physically vendible media products in the vending apparatus targeted for removal from the vending apparatus. 19. The system of claim 18, further comprising: a vending management application for generating a preliminary list of physically vendible media products. 20. The system of claim 19, wherein the preliminary list of physically vendible media products is generated based on at least one of a duration for which the set of physically vendible media products has been at the vending location and/or a sales amount corresponding to the set of physically vendible media products. 21. A system for regulating vendible DVDs, comprising: a database for storing information corresponding to a plurality of DVDs within a vending apparatus at a vending location;a central server having a memory for storing the database;an interface application for interfacing with the central server and the database, and for selecting from the database a subset of the plurality of DVDs, wherein each unit of the subset is selected based on exceeding a predetermined storage duration in the vending apparatus;a vending processor within the vending apparatus at the vending location for receiving a first signal from the central server, wherein the first signal comprises a list of DVDs identifying the subset of the plurality of DVDs, wherein upon receipt of the first signal, the vending processor is structured, in response to actuation by a user, to generate a second signal, the second signal triggering the vending apparatus to dispense the subset of the plurality of DVDs in the vending apparatus targeted for removal from the vending apparatus.
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