Data processing: financial – business practice – management – or co – Automated electrical financial or business practice or... – Electronic shopping
Reexamination Certificate
2001-08-28
2009-08-11
Smith, Jeffrey A. (Department: 3625)
Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or co
Automated electrical financial or business practice or...
Electronic shopping
C705S027200
Reexamination Certificate
active
07574377
ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides a vending system (1) for selling products or services to purchasers having mobile communicators (2) enabled to a wireless internet connection (7), and comprises:—means to permit a customer to communicate to an operator (4), via an internet connection (7), the identity of a vending machine (2);—means by which the operator can authorise via the Internet connection an identified vending machine (2) to make a sale to the purchaser;—means to notify said purchaser via the internet connection.
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Allen William J
Smith Jeffrey A.
Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox PLLC
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