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Inventors: Offer, Gero;
Assignee: Siemens AG (Munich, DE)
Primary Examiner: D'Agosta; Stephen M.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Fish & Richardson P.C.
A system includes a communications network, a first communication device connected to the communications network, and a vending machine. The vending machine includes a retrieving device for obtaining a product from the vending machine, a second communication device connected to the communications network, and a dispensing device for dispensing the product from the vending machine. The first and second communication devices establish a connection via the communications network. The connection enables the retrieving device and the dispensing device. |
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION Referring to FIG.
1, a network is shown, which includes vending machine 10 and accompanying hardware.
Vending machine 10 dispenses products in response to a signal received from a cellular telephone 12 or other communication device, such as a conventional telephone.
By dispensing products in this manner, the need for cash or cards is eliminated, thus making it possible for buyers to purchase products more easily.
Cellular telephone 12 is a conventional cellular telephone that includes a display 14 and a receiver 16, among other things.
Cellular telephone 12 is part of a mobile radio network 18, which links cellular telephone 12 to a communication device, in this case transceiver (transmitter/receiver) 20 in vending machine 10.
This link is created using a base station 22 that communicates with cellular telephone 12, a base station 24 that communicates with transceiver 20, and a mobile switching center (or service switching point) 26 through which base stations 22 and 24 communicate.
All communications set forth herein are bi-directional unless otherwise indicated.
The means of communication may be via one or more of RF (radio frequency), microwave, or any other type of wireless or wired medium.
Mobile switching center 26 and base stations 22 and 24 are mainframe computers, personal computers (PCs) or any other type of processing device that is capable of receiving and transporting wireless and/or wired communications.
Also in communication with mobile switching center 26 are a home location register 28 for registering users, an intelligent peripheral 30, a service control point (service management point) 32, and a charge acquisition/cost acquisition device 34.
Service control point 32 screens calls from cellular telephone 12 and enables cellular telephone 12 to communicate with vending machine 10.
Service control point 32 is a router, mainframe computer, PC or any other type of processing device that is capable of receiving and transporting wireless and/or wired communications
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