Patent ID: 9471918
Filing Date: 2016-10-18
CPC Classification: G06Q,G07F

Claim Text:
1. A method of establishing credit on a vending device by a consumer comprising: coupling a vending universal wireless interface to a vending device controller; activating an applet on a personal wireless communication device to establish a wireless link with said vending device controller; communicating between said personal wireless communication device and said vending device to acquire the vending device's identification number and vending information; establishing a wireless link between said personal wireless communication device and a remote computer server; transmitting information acquired from said vending device from said personal wireless communication device to said remote computer server along with a request for credit approval for use on said vending device; determining credit availability for said transmitted request through said remote computer server; generating a transaction record from the transmitted request; transmitting a response from said remote computer server to said personal communication device authorizing a predetermined credit for use on said vending device when such credit is authorized; transmitting said credit approval from said personal wireless communication device to said vending device; and activating said vending device to dispense a product therefrom; thereby eliminating the need for currency or the surrendering one's credit card for swiping by a third party, or of a dedicated connection between a vending device and a remote computer server to activate a vending device is eliminated.