Patents by Inventor Darren LING

Darren LING has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • INTERACTIVE VENDING MACHINE
    Publication number: 20230145879
    Abstract: A method of presenting product information in a vending machine may include detecting audio information from a consumer and converting the audio information to a text string. The method may include identifying a keyword in the text string, and determining products from a product database associated with the keyword. The method may include returning a list of the products that correspond to the keyword.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2023
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: Emad JAFA, Cheuk Chi LAU, Xuejun LI, Darren LING, Bernard YANG
  • Interactive vending machine
    Patent number: 11587141
    Abstract: A method of presenting product information in a vending machine may include detecting audio information from a consumer and converting the audio information to a text string. The method may include identifying a keyword in the text string, and determining products from a product database associated with the keyword. The method may include returning a list of the products that correspond to the keyword.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: PepsiCo, Inc.
    Inventors: Emad Jafa, Cheuk Chi Lau, Xuejun Li, Darren Ling, Bernard Yang
  • INTERACTIVE VENDING MACHINE
    Publication number: 20210398188
    Abstract: A method of presenting product information in a vending machine may include detecting audio information from a consumer and converting the audio information to a text string. The method may include identifying a keyword in the text string, and determining products from a product database associated with the keyword. The method may include returning a list of the products that correspond to the keyword.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Emad JAFA, Cheuk Chi LAU, Xuejun LI, Darren LING, Bernard YANG