System and method of selling goods or services, or collecting recycle refuse using mechanized mobile merchantry

Abstract

The present invention relates to a system and method of selling goods or services, or collecting recycle refuse using mechanized mobile merchantry, comprising positioning, by self-propelling, at least one of a mechanized mobile merchantry within a geographical boundary, allowing interaction with consumers, and effectuating selling of goods or services, or collection of recycle refuse with consumers. Other exemplary embodiments can include signaling a mechanized mobile merchantry with a consumer's mobile device to direct the merchantry to self-propel to the consumer's location, and utilizing usage logs and algorithms to optimize functionality of a fleet of merchantry and reposition the merchantry, as necessary, within a geographical boundary, to increase sales and consumer convenience. The present invention also relates to a waste collection system with option to deliver new food and beverage items includes a customer service robot comprising a slave computer and one or more waste receptacles to collect waste material. The customer service robot includes at least one robotic arm having at least three degrees of motion to facilitate collection from, e.g., tables and the like. The customer service robot is also capable of interfacing with a recycling unit and a master computer to control disposal of the collected waste.

Description

[0001] This application was filed as a PCT International Patent Application on February 09, 2015, and claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application Serial No. 61 / 937,116, filed February 07, 2014, the subject matter of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety . [0002] trademark [0003] is a registered trademark of The Coca-Cola Company, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Other names used herein may be registered trademarks, trademarks or product names of The Coca-Cola Company or other companies. [0004] technical field of invention [0005] The present invention relates to systems and methods for using mechanized mobile vending machines to vend goods or services or to collect recycling waste, and more particularly to positioning at least one mechanized mobile vending machine within geographic boundaries by self-propelling, thereby allowing Interact with and complete the sale of goods or services to customers, or the collection of waste for recycling. Back...

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Problems solved by technology

In addition, such vending machines and receptacles are not easily relocated to places where customers are temporarily present, such as at a cookout or while exercising; some vending machines may not be able to move continuously to search for customers for vending and waste collection

[0007] Another disadvantage may be that vending machines and waste receptacles are often still distributed throughout the geographic area at night and / or when the geographic area is closed, as attempts are made to retrieve the vending machines and receptacles each day or at Moving to a centralized location by other means is too difficult and time-consuming

To complicate things further, a vending machine with product is too heavy and dangerous to move with the weight of product stored inside

This shortcoming necessarily requires that product be unloaded from the vending machine before attempting to deploy, move, or retrieve the vending machine

A redeployment the next day would cause similar headaches as day one: the vending machines would have to be moved to these desired locations, the products would then be moved to the vending machine locations, and then placed in the automated in vending machine

[0009] Another disadvantage of current vending machines and waste receptacles may be that usage data is not shared between them, and it is therefore difficult to tell where the best place to put the equipment is (provided power is available)

Also, there is no way for the current worst selling machine to identify the best selling machine to achieve more product sales and more customer convenience

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