Patent ID: 6601038
Filing Date: 2003-07-29
Classification: G06Q,G07F

Abstract:
An electronic commerce terminal operatively connected to a vending machine for use in an electronic commerce transaction to be fulfilled by a distribution fulfillment center, and for allowing a user to select a vend of at least one product from said vending machine, and facilitating an incentive-based vend of said at least one product from said vending machine, said electronic commerce terminal comprising:a controller for controlling vending by said vending machine and for use in said electronic commerce transaction to be fulfilled by said distribution fulfillment center; identification means coupled to said controller for i) accepting at least one of a plurality of identification inputs from said user and ii) effectuating a selective dynamic identification interchange of said at least one of said plurality of identification inputs from said user; equipment control means connected to said controller and said vending machine for interfacing said controller to said vending machine; storage means in communication with said controller for storing a plurality of incentive-based advertising terms as an incentive for said user; presentation means in communication with said controller for presenting said user with said incentive-based advertising; comparison means for comparing said user selection to said terms for said incentive; controlling means for controlling a delivery of said incentive to said user in response to said comparison means; first determining means for determining a non-use period of said public access electronic commerce terminal; generating means for generating an error condition of said public access electronic commerce terminal based on an output of said first determining means; second determining means for determining if at least one of a system limit and an authorization limit of said user is at least one of reached and exceeded; reauthorizing means for reauthorizing said user based on an output of said second determining means; and reprocessing means for reprocessing said vend based on said reauthorization.