SELF SERVICE VENDING MACHINES

Brand	Owner (click to sort)	Address	Description
E-FRESH	VENDTEK INDUSTRIES INC.	507 ¿ 1952 Kingsway Avenue Port Coquitlam V3C1S5 Canada	SELF SERVICE VENDING MACHINES; ELECTRONIC SELF SERVICE TERMINALS FOR ADDING VALUE TO STORED VALUE CARDS, FOR ADDING VALUE TO PREPAID ACCOUNTS, FOR PAYING BILLS AND FOR ISSUING COUPONS;ISSUING AND SUPPLEMENTING STORED VALUE CARDS; ISSUING STORED VALUE COUPONS; FINANCIAL SERVICES, NAMELY, ISSUING AND SUPPLEMENTING PREPAID WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS, CELLULAR, LONG DISTANCE AND INTERNET ACCESS ACCOUNTS; ELECTRONIC PAYMENT, NAMELY, ELECTRONIC PROCESSING AND TRANSMISSION OF BILL PAYMENT DATA;
SKETCH EXPRESS	FOTO FANTASY, INC.	8A Industrial Way Salem NH 03079	Self service vending machines for electronic photography, photo processing, photo printing, electronic image distribution, photographic image alteration, and photo image conversion into art facsimilies;SKETCH;Portrait photography services provided by means of self-service retail kiosks;
THE DIGITAL EASEL	FOTO FANTASY, INC.	8A Industrial Way Salem NH 03079	self-service vending machines, booths, and kiosks for photography, photo-processing, and image processing;DIGITAL;
	Where the owner name is not linked, that owner no longer owns the brand

Technical Examples

Embodiments of the present invention provide for a method, system and article of manufacture for operating vending machines. In general, a plurality of vending machines are nodes of a network. Each node is configured to send, receive and process signals carrying inventory, pricing, reservation and/or refund information. In such embodiments, a vending machine is configured to receive a reservation request for a specified item. The request may be issued from one of a plurality of client devices (e.g., wireless telephones, desktop computers and the like) or from a reservation control system. In still another embodiment, vending machines may be configured to provide refunds under controlled conditions. A consumer may request a refund in cases where the consumer was improperly charged for goods are services that were not provided.