Inventors:
Tomás Murray - Atlanta GA, US
Edward R. Jansson - Canton GA, US
Edward Irby Comer - Brevard NC, US
Alexander Nicolaides - Sarasota FL, US
Juan Manuel Garcia Peralta - Roswell GA, US
Assignee:
Numerex Corp. - Atlanta GA
International Classification:
G06F 17/60
Abstract:
A system coupled to one or more vending machines, such as soft drink vending machines, via a wireless data link can acquire operational vending data, for example sales data, hardware status, and product temperature. The system can compile data from multiple vending machines dispersed across a geographic area such as a city or state. The system can include software that refines the vending operations of one or more such vending machines based on analysis of acquired data, taking into consideration other information such as market, business, seasonal, or environmental factors. Refining vending operations can include adjusting product offerings, relocating vending machines, replicating favorable conditions, and addressing unexpected sales variations.