US 12,272,216 B2
Systems and methods for user control of electronic chairs
Richard Ruggiero, Sewell, NJ (US); Gregory Ruggiero, Sewell, NJ (US); Matthew Marino, Mullica Hill, NJ (US); Jonathan M. Ruggiero, Turnersville, NJ (US); and Patrick Rice, Broadhead, WI (US)
Assigned to Innovative Vending Solutions LLC, Clayton, NJ (US)
Filed by Innovative Vending Solutions LLC, Clayton, NJ (US)
Filed on Jun. 16, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/336,347.
Application 18/336,347 is a continuation of application No. 17/699,415, filed on Mar. 21, 2022, granted, now 11,682,256.
Application 17/699,415 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/191,044, filed on Mar. 3, 2021, granted, now 12,201,570.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/058,595, filed on Jul. 30, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/985,208, filed on Mar. 4, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0368599 A1, Nov. 16, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61H 15/00 (2006.01); A61H 9/00 (2006.01); G06Q 20/18 (2012.01); G07F 9/00 (2006.01); G07F 17/00 (2006.01); G07F 17/08 (2006.01)
CPC G07F 9/009 (2020.05) [A61H 9/0021 (2013.01); A61H 9/0078 (2013.01); A61H 15/0078 (2013.01); G06Q 20/18 (2013.01); G07F 9/006 (2013.01); G07F 17/0021 (2013.01); G07F 17/08 (2013.01); A61H 2201/0207 (2013.01); A61H 2201/0221 (2013.01); A61H 2201/1602 (2013.01); A61H 2201/501 (2013.01); A61H 2201/5017 (2013.01); A61H 2201/5035 (2013.01); A61H 2201/5038 (2013.01); A61H 2201/5048 (2013.01); A61H 2201/5082 (2013.01); A61H 2203/0425 (2013.01); A61H 2230/065 (2013.01); A61H 2230/305 (2013.01); A61H 2230/505 (2013.01)] 52 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vending massage chair, comprising:
a processor; and
a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising programming instructions that are configured to cause the processor to:
detect a presence of a person in a seat of the vending massage chair;
obtain a full or partial body heat map for the person that shows relative temperatures of different parts of a body of the person;
select at least one massage service parameter using information obtained based on the full or partial body heat map; and
provide the massage in accordance with the at least one massage service parameter that was selected.