Patent CA-2587799-E (CA)
Title: User-specific dispensing system
Inventor: ZITO ARTHUR J JR
IPC: G07F9/00
Filed: 2005-11-16
Granted: 2006-05-26
Abstract: (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY  (PCT) ¨ -(19) World Mit:ltleericro1nParBpuer2 Organization (43) International Publication Date      CT        (10) International Publication Number P 26 May 2006 (26.05.2006)                             WO 2006/055510 Al (51) International Patent Classification:       GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, I-1R, HU, ID, IL, IN, IS, JP, KE, GO7F 9/00 (2006.01)                             KG, KM, KN, KP, KR, KZ, LC, LK, LR, LS, LT, LU, LV, LY, MA, MD, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MZ, NA, NG, NI, (21) International Application Number: NO, NZ, OM, PG, PH, PL, PT, RO, RU, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, SY, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, (22) International Filing Date:    UZ, VC, VN, YU, ZA, ZM, ZW. 16 November 2005 (16.11.2005) (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicatecl, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, (25) Filing Language:                      English GM, KE, LS, MW, MZ, NA, SD, SL, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, (26) Publication Language:                 English    ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, MD, RU, TJ, TM), European (AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, (30) Priority Data:                             FR, GB, GR, HU, lE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, NL, PL, PT, 10/990,595                                 17 November 2004 (17.11.2004) US     RO, SE, SI, SK, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, Not furnished                              16 November 2005 (16.11.2005) US     GN, GQ, GW, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). (71) Applicant and    Declarations under Rule 4.17: (72) Inventor: ZITO, Arthur, J., Jr. [US/US]; 760 Stacy Oak ¨ as to the identity of the inventor (Rule 4.17(i)) Court, Millersville, MD 21108-2538 (US).     ¨ of inventorship (Rule 4.17(iv)) __  (74) Agents: WETTACH, Thomas, C. et al.; Cohen & Published: Grigsby, P.C., 11 Stanwix Street, 15th Floor, Pittsburgh, ¨ with international search report PA 15222-1319 (US).                          ¨ with amended claims -    (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every Date or publication of the amended claims: 24 August 2006 kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, For two-letter codes and other abbreviations, refer to the "Guid-AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CN, ance Notes on Codes and Abbreviations" appearing at the begin-=. CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DK, DM, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, ning of each regular issue of the PCT Gazette. -    (54) Title: USER-SPECIFIC DISPENSING SYS [BM   I. MI A Fx-rol -------------------------------------------------  )(1/ \ 200 30C) ,3000                                                            606 602 r  L                                                                    608 _ 210A                                                           111'    t1,1, = 220,4                                                                 = 111'                                                                  = 230                                                            (It 200                                                                   II, 4 4 =   =    = .* =    4- 4i, = 800                                                            = tt 810I.n                                               3014;;;00111ki 508 11                                                                  = 42, (57) Abstract: The invention provides a system to physically dispense an item, including tangible items and/or services or features, CZ on-site from a dispenser whereby the item to be dispensed is selected by the system based on user-specific or item-specific informa-=    tion. In an embodiment, the system selects the dispensed item based on both user-specific and item-specific information. In another Cembodiment the invention comprises a system that activates gaming features in a gaming device based on user-specific information.  In another embodiment, the invention comprises a system incorporated into an interactive amusement system to activate features of Po. a playfield based on user-specific information.