Patent ID: 9652922
Date: 2017-05-16
CPC Classifications: G07F,G07G

Claim:
1. A remote sensing system for sensing vending machine content comprising: a) a Central Processing Unit (CPU), b) a product tray, c) at least one product delivery drive, d) at least one product delivery feed, e) at least one product delivery facilitator, f) at least one Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag, g) an RFID antenna, h) an RFID tag reader, and i) at least one tilt switch, wherein, after a customer purchases a product, said at least one product delivery drives said at least one product delivery feed to deliver the product from said product tray in said vending machine, wherein said at least one tilt switch and said at least one RFID tag are mounted on said at least one product movement facilitator, wherein when the at least one product movement facilitator is rotated, the tilt switch is activated permitting said RFID antenna to receive information from said RFID tag, wherein said RFID antenna receives said information from said RFID tag and passes said information on to said RFID tag reader which passes said information on to said CPU, wherein said CPU transmits said information to the Internet, wherein said information is available, to a remote receiver for access on a web page with a web interface application program for access by a service person, and wherein the information accessed by the service person is real time information on the actual delivery of the product.