Patents Assigned to Vendwatch Telematics, LLC
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Patent number: 11403575Abstract: An embodiment includes a method executed by at least one processor comprising: determining inventories for first and second times for a first vending machine (VM); determining inventories for first and second times for a second VM; determining inventories for first and second times for a third VM; and determining a service route to visit the first and second VMs on a specific date, and to specifically avoid visiting the third VM on the specific date, in response to determining the inventories for the second times for the first, second, and third VMs. Other embodiments are described herein.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2020Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: Vendwatch Telematics, LLCInventors: James J. Crow, Alfonso Javier Barragán Treviño
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Patent number: 10552776Abstract: An embodiment includes a method executed by at least one processor comprising: determining inventories for first and second times for a first vending machine (VM); determining inventories for first and second times for a second VM; determining inventories for first and second times for a third VM; and determining a service route to visit the first and second VMs on a specific date, and to specifically avoid visiting the third VM on the specific date, in response to determining the inventories for the second times for the first, second, and third VMs. Other embodiments are described herein.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2017Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Assignee: Vendwatch Telematics, LLCInventors: James J. Crow, Alfonso Javier Barragán Treviño
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Patent number: 10475012Abstract: An embodiment provides a system of automated workflow management and active checkpoint validation that streamlines and standardizes the vending machine provisioning process. The embodiment not only normalizes the installation and deployment process across geographic and personnel differences, it also greatly optimizes the process allowing for increased installations per technician per day. The monitored assets are added to online applications in real time and remote monitoring commences immediately upon the end of technician visit. Other embodiments are addressed herein.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2015Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: Vendwatch Telematics, LLCInventors: Alfonso Javier Barragán Treviño, James J. Crow
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Patent number: 10438184Abstract: An embodiment includes a system comprising a first vending machine (VM), the first VM comprising: an exterior chassis having a top, bottom, backside, front side, and first and second sides that couple the front side to the backside; a wireless short range communications node included in the chassis; and an actuator coupled to a compartment included in the chassis; wherein (a) the actuator provides a vended good to an aperture in the front side upon actuation, and (b) each of the front side and first and second sides includes no physically manipulatable consumer interface with which the consumer can control the first VM via direct physical manipulation of the first VM. Other embodiments are described herein.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2017Date of Patent: October 8, 2019Assignee: Vendwatch Telematics, LLCInventors: Alfonso Javier Barragán Treviño, Alfonso Javier Barragán Rodríguez, James J. Crow
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Patent number: 9760878Abstract: An embodiment includes a system comprising a first vending machine (VM), the first VM comprising: an exterior chassis having a top, bottom, backside, front side, and first and second sides that couple the front side to the backside; a wireless short range communications node included in the chassis; and an actuator coupled to a compartment included in the chassis; wherein (a) the actuator provides a vended good to an aperture in the front side upon actuation, and (b) each of the front side and first and second sides includes no physically manipulatable consumer interface with which the consumer can control the first VM via direct physical manipulation of the first VM. Other embodiments are described herein.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2015Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignee: Vendwatch Telematics, LLCInventors: Alfonso Javier Barragán Treviño, Alfonso Javier Barragán Rodríguez, James J. Crow
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Patent number: 9613346Abstract: An embodiment includes a method executed by at least one processor comprising: determining inventories for first and second times for a first vending machine (VM); determining inventories for first and second times for a second VM; determining inventories for first and second times for a third VM; and determining a service route to visit the first and second VMs on a specific date, and to specifically avoid visiting the third VM on the specific date, in response to determining the inventories for the second times for the first, second, and third VMs. Other embodiments are described herein.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2015Date of Patent: April 4, 2017Assignee: Vendwatch Telematics, LLCInventors: James J. Crow, Alfonso Javier Barragán Treviño
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Patent number: 9240007Abstract: An embodiment includes a system comprising a first vending machine (VM), the first VM comprising: an exterior chassis having a top, bottom, backside, front side, and first and second sides that couple the front side to the backside; a wireless short range communications node included in the chassis; and an actuator coupled to a compartment included in the chassis; wherein (a) the actuator provides a vended good to an aperture in the front side upon actuation, and (b) each of the front side and first and second sides includes no physically manipulatable consumer interface with which the consumer can control the first VM via direct physical manipulation of the first VM. Other embodiments are described herein.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2014Date of Patent: January 19, 2016Assignee: Vendwatch Telematics, LLCInventors: Alfonso Javier Barragán Treviño, Alfonso Javier Barragán Rodríguez, James J. Crow
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Patent number: 9111405Abstract: Vending Machines (VMs) employ a series of physical locks to prevent unauthorized access and/or control of the machine. In addition to the lock on the front door, in one embodiment of the invention an electrical door switch is employed that is used to enable a set of protected commands to the Vending Machine Controller Card (VMCC) only when the door has been opened. An electronic override of this switch, via remote control of a telemetry device (VIU) coupled to the VM, allows the VMCC to accept protected-mode commands from a central command server via a wireless network regardless of whether the door was actually opened. Other embodiments are described herein.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2012Date of Patent: August 18, 2015Assignee: Vendwatch Telematics, LLCInventors: Alfonso Barragan, Herb Rose, James Crow
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Patent number: 8564405Abstract: Disclosed methods, systems, and apparatuses remotely monitor a plurality of field assets. Device discovery may be conducted to find a communication path through a personal area network (PAN) coordinator to an operations center. A plurality of states are monitored for individual field assets of the plurality of field assets. In response to trigger events, monitored states are selectively included in data sets that may be parsed, tokenized, encoded, encrypted, and forwarded through networks to an operations center.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2010Date of Patent: October 22, 2013Assignee: Vendwatch Telematics, LLCInventors: Alfonso Javier Barragan Trevino, Herbert Rose
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Patent number: 8487744Abstract: Disclosed methods, systems, and apparatuses remotely monitor a plurality of field assets. Device discovery is conducted to find a communication path through a master controller to an operations center. A plurality of states are monitored for individual field assets of the plurality of field assets. In response to trigger events, monitored states are selectively included in data sets that may be parsed, compressed, encrypted, and forwarded through a mesh network to an operations center.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2012Date of Patent: July 16, 2013Assignee: Vendwatch Telematics, LLCInventors: Alfonso Javier Barragan Trevino, Herbert Rose
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Patent number: 8269604Abstract: Disclosed methods, systems, and apparatuses remotely monitor a plurality of field assets. Device discovery is conducted to find a communication path through a master controller to an operations center. A plurality of states are monitored for individual field assets of the plurality of field assets. In response to trigger events, monitored states are selectively included in data sets that may be parsed, compressed, encrypted, and forwarded through a mesh network to an operations center.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2009Date of Patent: September 18, 2012Assignee: Vendwatch Telematics, LLCInventors: Alfonso Javier Barragan Trevino, Herbert Rose