US 12,469,095 B1
Tracking and alerting of dispensing of items
Bobby L. Shipman, Jr., Jonesboro, AR (US)
Assigned to TECH FRIENDS, INC., Jonesboro, AR (US)
Filed by Tech Friends, Inc., Jonesboro, AR (US)
Filed on Feb. 20, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/171,615.
Application 18/171,615 is a continuation in part of application No. 18/089,095, filed on Dec. 27, 2022, granted, now 12,254,523.
Application 18/171,615 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/681,322, filed on Nov. 12, 2019, granted, now 11,587,086.
Application 18/089,095 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/364,099, filed on Mar. 25, 2019, granted, now 11,538,125, issued on Dec. 7, 2022.
Application 16/364,099 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/860,637, filed on Jan. 2, 2018, granted, now 10,242,417, issued on Mar. 26, 2019.
Application 15/860,637 is a continuation of application No. 15/252,695, filed on Aug. 31, 2016, granted, now 9,858,632, issued on Jan. 2, 2018.
Int. Cl. G06Q 50/26 (2024.01); G06Q 10/1091 (2023.01); G07C 9/37 (2020.01)
CPC G06Q 50/26 (2013.01) [G06Q 10/1091 (2013.01); G07C 9/37 (2020.01)] 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vending machine system for dispensing a payment instrument to a user, the system comprising:
a vending machine;
a capturing device that captures user identification data of the user of the vending machine;
a computing system that compares the captured user identification data to verified identification data, wherein matching the verified identification data with the captured user identification data identifies the user;
the computing system requiring a rule to be met prior to instructing the vending machine to dispense the payment instrument, wherein the rule is met prior to dispensing the payment instrument to the user;
the computing system generating a record after identifying the user, wherein the record indicates the identity of the user;
terms associated with the payment instrument, wherein the vending machine accepts input from the user indicating that the user accepts the terms associated with the payment instrument, wherein the vending machine receives input indicating that the user accepts the terms prior to activation of the payment instrument.