Patent ID: 11941601
Assignee: THE COCA-COLA COMPANY
Field: IT methods for management (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 7:
8. A computer implemented method for configuring near field communications (NFC) for a first vending machine, wherein the first vending machine comprises a first computerized bezel that includes a processor and memory, the computer implemented method comprising:
establishing, over a network, by the processor of the first computerized bezel, communications with a remote computing device;
obtaining, by the processor of the first computerized bezel, from the remote computing device, parameters for a plurality of different NFC protocols associated with a plurality of different original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) of computerized bezels including an OEM of the first computerized bezel, wherein the parameters are organized in a pattern of software commands in a universal configuration template, the universal configuration template maintained on the remote computing device;
extracting, by the processor of the first computerized bezel, a subset of the parameters associated with at least one NFC protocol of the plurality of different NFC protocols based on the OEM of the first computerized bezel; and
activating, by the processor of the first computerized bezel, an interface protocol based on the subset of the parameters, wherein activating the interface protocol enables the processor of the first computerized bezel to wirelessly receive a payment from a customer payment device that utilizes the at least one NFC protocol, wherein receiving the payment from the customer payment device cause the first vending machine to dispense a product.