CHECK-IN SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AN AUTOMATED TOWER THAT STORES AND DISPENSES CUSTOMER ORDERS

A check-in system for an dispensing items includes a computing device having an application installed thereon. The computing device is configured to check in a customer to notify the kiosk of a time range during which an order of the customer is picked up. The kiosk is configured to receive a check-...

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Hauptverfasser: TOVEY, David G, SIMON, John, WILKINSON, Bruce, BESSEL, Kurt William Robert
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A check-in system for an dispensing items includes a computing device having an application installed thereon. The computing device is configured to check in a customer to notify the kiosk of a time range during which an order of the customer is picked up. The kiosk is configured to receive a check-in message from the computing device, receive the location of the computing device, receive a message indicative of the arrival of the customer at the automated tower, retrieve information of the order from an order database stored on a remote server, assemble the order based on the check-in message and the information of the order, and move the assembled order close to a pick-up location of the automated tower to facilitate pick-up of the assembled order.