Patent ID: 9640015
Date: 2017-05-02
CPC Classifications: G01B,G06F,G06Q,G07F

Claim:
1. A system for automated retail comprising: a product rack, the product rack comprising a plurality of compartments arranged along one or both of a horizontal axis and a vertical axis, the plurality of compartments being configured to carry items to be delivered by the system, wherein each of the plurality of compartments comprises a door configured to open and close the compartment, wherein at least a portion of the door is substantially transparent; a product delivery device; a gantry system, wherein the product delivery device is movably coupled to the gantry system, wherein the gantry system is configured to position the product delivery device adjacent to any of the plurality of compartments by moving the product delivery device along one or both of the horizontal axis and the vertical axis; a scanner that moves with the product delivery device, wherein the gantry system is configured to move the product delivery device and the scanner to positions corresponding to each of the plurality of compartments, wherein a scanner signal of the scanner is configured to pass through the at least a portion of the door of each of the plurality of compartments; and a controller comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium containing instructions that, when executed, cause one or more processors to perform the following: