Patent ID: 8510168
Filing Date: 2013-08-13
Classification: A45D,G06Q,G07F

Abstract:
1. A method of remotely managing inventories of a plurality of vending devices over a communications network, comprising the steps of: authenticating an operator of a vending device of said plurality of vending devices to determine if said operator is licensed to purchase hair care or cosmetic products; generating transaction data when a purchase is made on said vending device, said transaction data comprising identification information of said vending device and one or more hair care or cosmetic products purchased by said operator from said vending device; receiving said transaction data from each of said plurality of vending devices by a central computer over said communications network; remotely managing inventory of each of said plurality of vending devices by said central computer which maintains and updates inventory data for said each of said plurality of vending devices based on said transaction data received from said each of said plurality of vending devices over said communications network when a purchase is made on said each of said plurality of vending devices; and scheduling delivery to replace vended hair care or cosmetic products to said each of said plurality of vending devices by said central computer, according to fashion trends, based on said updated inventory data maintained at said central computer for said each of said plurality of vending devices and thereby reduce risk of stale inventory at each of said plurality of vending devices.