COFFEE VENDING MACHINES

Brand	Owner (click to sort)	Address	Description
FLAVOR-MAKER	Automatic Brewers and Coffee Devices, Inc.	10 Union Hill Road West Conshohocken PA 19428	Coffee Vending Machines;
FRANCIS FRANCIS!	Illycaffe S.p.A.	Via Flavia 110 TRIESTE (TS) 34147 Italy	Coffee vending machines;Electric coffee makers;Non-electric coffee makers;
LXBV	LUXBEVERAGE	1120 Avenue of the Americas, 4th Floor New York NY 10036	Coffee vending machines; downloadable application for mobile devices;LUX BEVERAGE;
	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.