Disclosed is a liquid medicine dosage discharging apparatus configured to discharge a dosage of a liquid medicine from a liquid medicine storage portion into a prescription container to be transferred to a patient on the basis of a liquid medicine discharging request. The apparatus includes the liquid medicine storage portion in which the liquid medicine is stored, a discharge nozzle portion connected to the liquid medicine storage portion and configured to provide a discharge path of the liquid medicine, and a support portion located below the discharge nozzle portion and configured to support the prescription container. Here, the support portion grips a connection portion of the prescription container, which is exposed when a cover is removed, and supports the prescription container.

A mounting plate for a smoothie vending machine vertically disposed on the housing of the vending machine. The mounting plate is vertically hinged and swingable outward from the housing. The mounting plate is positioned and arranged between a front door of the smoothie vending machine and a plurality of smoothie dispensing tanks contained in the housing. The mounting plate is positioned and arranged to swing open to enable access to the smoothie dispensing tanks and a plurality of blender motors for refilling and maintenance. A means for retrieving and moving a cup are disposed on the mounting plate.

A linear rail guide system for a smoothie vending machine, the linear rail guide system positioned and arranged for positioning a cup at a dispensing point of six separate smoothie blenders, the smoothie blenders located at different horizontal and vertical positions. In one example, the linear rail guide system includes a frame of two vertical members and two horizontal members, a horizontally movable third vertical member disposed on the two horizontal members, a vertically moveable cup holder assembly disposed on the third vertical member, a motor disposed on the third vertical member to vertically move a cup holder, and a second motor disposed on the cup holder assembly to rotate the cup holder.

A tubeless smoothie vending machine including a tubeless electro-mechanically actuated dispensing nozzle attached to each smoothie dispensing tank, a cup retrieval system to retrieve an empty cup and move the cup to each selected dispensing nozzle, a portal in the cup retrieval system to transfer the cup through the cup retrieval system, a receiving shelf to receive the filled cup, a dispenser system to drop dry food product into the beverage filled cup, and an access door to open when the beverage filled cup is ready to vend to the customer. Tubes for delivering beverage to the cup are eliminated. A consolidated smoothie vending machine having a plurality of integrated smoothie blenders, a dry food supplement delivery assembly, a straw delivery assembly, and a lid delivery assembly. In one example, the smoothie blenders are stacked. In one example, the smoothie blenders are attached to sliding shelving.

A tubeless smoothie vending machine including a tubeless electro-mechanically actuated dispensing nozzle attached to each smoothie dispensing tank, a cup retrieval system to retrieve an empty cup and move the cup to each selected dispensing nozzle, a portal in the cup retrieval system to transfer the cup through the cup retrieval system, a receiving shelf to receive the filled cup, a dispenser system to drop dry food product into the beverage filled cup, and an access door to open when the beverage filled cup is ready to vend to the customer. Tubes for delivering beverage to the cup are eliminated. A consolidated smoothie vending machine having a plurality of integrated smoothie blenders, a dry food supplement delivery assembly, a straw delivery assembly, and a lid delivery assembly. In one example, the smoothie blenders are stacked. In one example, the smoothie blenders are attached to sliding shelving.

In an approach for pouring control, a processor recognizes that a user requests material from a dispenser with a container. A processor evaluates the container via one or more sensors. A processor determines that the user is allowed to receive the material. A processor, in response to determining that the user is allowed to receive the material, triggers the dispenser to pour the material into the container. A processor monitors the dispenser pouring the material. A processor determines that an anomaly is detected during pouring the material. A processor, in response to determining that the anomaly is detected during pouring the material, signals the dispenser to stop the pouring.

A method for tracking non-homogeneous products on a shelf comprises monitoring weight measurement data points corresponding to the weight of the shelf and the products arranged thereupon, determining a set of weight-event parameters of a weight event, such as product identification and an action taken with respect to the product, and at least one of recording information about the results and displaying information about the results. A system for tracking non-homogeneous products on a shelf comprises processors for carrying out stored program instructions for carrying out the steps of the method.

In an approach for pouring control, a processor recognizes that a user requests material from a dispenser with a container. A processor evaluates the container via one or more sensors. A processor determines that the user is allowed to receive the material. A processor, in response to determining that the user is allowed to receive the material, triggers the dispenser to pour the material into the container. A processor monitors the dispenser pouring the material. A processor determines that an anomaly is detected during pouring the material. A processor, in response to determining that the anomaly is detected during pouring the material, signals the dispenser to stop the pouring.

This disclosure describes, in part, embodiments of a material dispenser configured to dispense material while tracking an amount of dispensed material and messaging to a user, in near-real-time, the amount of dispensed materials, a running cost of the dispensed materials, and/or the like. The material dispenser may include one or more weight sensors to track an amount of dispensed material and a display to indicate to a user a running amount of material that has been dispensed and a running cost to the user.

A mobile device (10) for measuring out at least one ingredient associated with a predetermined mass comprising: means (105) for guiding into position opposite at least one reservoir comprising an ingredient to be measured out, means (110) for reading an identifier of an ingredient on the reservoir comprising said ingredient, motorized means (115) for delivering the ingredient to be measured out from the reservoir, means (120) for acquiring a mass measurement of the ingredient, control means (125), configured to activate the motorized means when the reservoir of the ingredient to be measured out is identified by the means for reading an identifier and the device is positioned opposite the reservoir, until the mass of the ingredient acquired by the acquisition means is equal to the predetermined mass for the ingredient.