Patent ID: 11861969
Assignee: POLYMER TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  A | IPC A  G

Claim 16:
17. A method for dispensing an item from an item dispensing system, the method comprising:
a) providing an item dispensing system comprising:
a container having a front face and a back face, the container comprises:
a plurality of storage compartments configured for storage/holding of items, wherein the storage compartments are arranged in sets, wherein each of the sets of the storage compartments is configured to move laterally between the front face and the back face of the container; and
a gripper assembly configured to move along a vertical axis and/or a horizontal axis, the gripper assembly comprises at least one adjustable gripper configured to allow an adjustable gripping of an item in a designated storage compartment; and deliver the gripped item to a dispensing outlet;
b) selecting an item for dispensing using a user interface of the system;
wherein, based on the selected item, the lateral movement of the set of compartments and the horizontal and/or vertical movement of the gripper assembly is coordinated to allow temporal and spatial positioning of the adjustable gripper and the designed compartment comprising the selected item, to thereby allow the adjustable gripper to adjustably grip the selected item and deliver the selected item to the dispensing outlet.