US 12,236,760 B2
Remote order authentication on a kiosk
Akhil Karibandi, Marietta, GA (US); Doug McDougall, Atlanta, GA (US); Zachary Shear, Minnetrista, MN (US); Elijah Wise, Atlanta, GA (US); and Catherine Elizabeth Anne Nephew, Atlanta, GA (US)
Assigned to THE COCA-COLA COMPANY, Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed by THE COCA-COLA COMPANY, Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed on Jan. 29, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/425,215.
Application 18/425,215 is a continuation of application No. 17/254,158, granted, now 11,915,561, previously published as PCT/US2019/038271, filed on Jun. 20, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/687,344, filed on Jun. 20, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2024/0249581 A1, Jul. 25, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G07F 9/00 (2006.01); G06Q 20/18 (2012.01); G06Q 20/32 (2012.01); G06Q 20/40 (2012.01); G07F 7/10 (2006.01); G07F 13/06 (2006.01)
CPC G07F 9/001 (2020.05) [G06Q 20/18 (2013.01); G06Q 20/3267 (2020.05); G06Q 20/4012 (2013.01); G07F 7/1025 (2013.01); G07F 13/065 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A beverage vendor, comprising:
a nozzle configured to dispense one or more beverage ingredients of a beverage associated with an order;
a user interface configured to display a list of pending orders;
a plurality of pumping or metering devices, each configured to supply a beverage ingredient from an ingredient source to the nozzle; and
a controller configured to receive a selection of an order from the list of pending orders and authenticate the order for being dispensed from the nozzle, wherein upon authenticating the order, the controller is configured to initiate a pour operation of the order from the nozzle, wherein the controller is configured to update the list of pending orders to remove an order that is associated with a mobile device that is determined to not be proximate to the beverage vendor.