The present invention relates to methods and apparatus for controlling a vending machine. A product that is next to be 5 dispensed in a vending machine is identified and the expiry date of the product is determined. One or more corrective actions are triggered if the current date is within a predefined time period of the expiry date of the product.
申请公布号
WO2012163683(A1)
申请公布日期
2012.12.06
申请号
WO2012EP59136
申请日期
2012.05.16
申请人
NOKIA SIEMENS NETWORKS OY;DE LA RUE, MICHAEL;SINGH, ABHINAV;KJ, BOBY;GULAK, MACIEJ;NAKAMURAKARE, MANUEL;SOEIMA, MARCO AURELIO
发明人
DE LA RUE, MICHAEL;SINGH, ABHINAV;KJ, BOBY;GULAK, MACIEJ;NAKAMURAKARE, MANUEL;SOEIMA, MARCO AURELIO