Patent ID: 11935370
Assignee: PAYRANGE INC.
Field: IT methods for management (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 9:
10. A method of operating an electronic dispensing device, comprising:
receiving, from a server, a request to dispense a controlled device, wherein the request includes:
(i) a selection identifier corresponding to a product type of the controlled device or a storage position of the controlled device in the electronic dispensing machine; and
(ii) a user identifier corresponding to a user account associated with the request;

activating a dispensing mechanism associated with the storage position of the controlled device, thereby ejecting a particular controlled device from the storage position;
obtaining a device identifier corresponding to the particular controlled device;
prior to releasing the particular controlled device from the electronic dispensing machine:
linking the device identifier with the user identifier; and
transmitting, to the server, the user identifier and the linked device identifier, thereby causing the particular controlled device to be restricted for use, wherein subsequent to the transmitting of the user identifier and the linked device identifier to the server, the particular controlled device can only be used when in proximity to the electronic mobile device associated with the user identifier; and

releasing the particular controlled device from the electronic dispensing machine.