Micro video assistant

摘要

A method for retrofitting a vending machine with a video communications device includes securing a video communications device with a mounting feature of the video communications device removably coupled with a mounting location on a vending machine. The video communications device includes a video communications module for real-time interactions with a ticket office. The video communications module includes a display, a camera, a speaker, and a microphone. The video communications device includes a video communication device communications interface. The method includes electronically coupling the video communications device with a power supply of the vending machine and communicatively coupling the video communications device with the vending machine such that functions of the vending machine are controllable using the video communications device. The method includes communicatively coupling the video communications device with the ticket office for real-time video communications with the ticket office.

主权项

1. A method for retrofitting an existing vending machine with a video communications device, the method comprising:
securing the video communications device to a vending machine such that a mounting feature of the video communications device is fixedly mounted to a mounting location on a housing of the vending machine, the vending machine comprising a first display screen, the video communications device comprising: a video communications module configured to enable real-time audio/video interactions with a ticket office of a transit system, the video communications module comprising:
a second display screen; a camera directed in front of the vending machine such that an image of a user of the vending machine is capturable by the camera; a speaker; and a microphone; and a video communication device communications interface; electronically coupling the video communications device with a power supply of the vending machine such that the video communications device receives operating power from the power supply; communicatively coupling the video communications device with a communications interface of the vending machine such that functions of the vending machine are controllable using the video communications device, the functions comprising dispensing transit products; and communicatively coupling the video communications device with a remote device of the ticket office using a communications interface of the video communications device to enable real-time video communications with the ticket office using the camera, the speaker, and the second display screen, and wherein the remote device communicates with the video communications device to control at least some of the functions including controlling the dispensing of at least some of the transit products from the vending machine.