Patent ID: 8739293

Claim:
A vending machine, comprising: a processor; a primary customer interface in communication with the processor, the primary customer interface being disposed on a primary side of the vending machine; a secondary customer interface in communication with the processor, the secondary customer interface being coupled for disposition on a secondary side of the vending machine, wherein the secondary side is different than the primary side; a sensor in communication with the processor, the sensor coupled to sense the presence of customers situated in front of the primary side of the vending machine; and a memory in communication with the processor, the memory storing instructions that when executed by the processor result in: facilitating utilization of the primary customer interface by a first customer, wherein the utilization comprises a first interface session, and wherein the first interface session comprises a display of first interface session data via the primary customer interface; determining, based on information received from the sensor, that a second customer is in front of the primary side of the vending machine; determining, in response to the determination that the second customer is in front of the primary side of the vending machine, that the first interface session of the first customer should be switched to the secondary customer interface; and switching the first interface session of the first customer, in response to the determination that the first interface session should be switched, to the secondary customer interface.