A sanitizing system, configured to receive, sanitize and dispense payment objects; the sanitizing system has a housing with a universal money recognizer. A coin counter display and a bill counter display are arranged on the housing. A bill check in slot, a coin in slot, a bill check out slot, and a coin check out slot are arranged on the housing. When a user inserts coins into the coin in slot, the coins are counted, sanitized and released through the coin check out slot.

A method of operating a carwash includes driving a vehicle to a point of sale station of the carwash, purchasing a carwash transaction, and taking a first picture of a license plate number of the vehicle after the completion of the purchase of the carwash transaction at the point of sale station. The license plate number is associated with the carwash transaction as a carwash ticket. The vehicle is then sent to a carwash queue disposed downstream of the point of sale station. The carwash ticket information is sent to a carwash tunnel. A second picture of the license plate number of the vehicle is taken right as it approaches the carwash tunnel. The license plate number is associated with the carwash ticket and the vehicle is washed according to a wash dictated by the carwash ticket.

A controller is provided which performs extracting a post related to a vehicle washing machine from posts to a social networking service, and transmitting, to a terminal of a user using the social networking service, information on a position of the vehicle washing machine and a type of the vehicle washing machine specified based on the extracted post.

An appliance includes a body, an interface panel, a scanning device, and a controller. The interface panel is coupled to the body. The scanning device is coupled to the interface panel and is configured to conduct a facial scan and gather a facial data set. The controller is communicatively coupled to the scanning device, wherein the controller is configured to receive the facial data set and compare the facial data set to a stored verification data set. The controller is configured to activate a routine based on the comparison of the facial data set and the stored verification data set.

In embodiments of the invention, cartridge bins of laundry are disposed into drums for continuous flow (progressive) laundry processing. Each drum is supported by a carriage; the carriage is configured to articulate the drum and to cooperate with a space-saving processing track.

An information processing apparatus includes: a communication interface; and one or more processors configured to when determining that a degree of dirt of a vehicle exceeds a predetermined first threshold value, select at least one vehicle washing facility from among a plurality of vehicle washing facilities, based on an attribute of a user of the vehicle, and notify the user of guidance information for guiding the user to the selected vehicle washing facility via the communication interface.

The present disclosure describes apparatus, systems and methods in which a first data storage is maintained for a first group of authorization codes, for example those associated with a local POS system, and second data storage, logically separate from the first data storage, is maintained for a second group of authorization codes, such as those associated with a remote or online sales system. Access control is achieved by checking a received authorization code for validity against one or both groups of authorization codes, without needing to integrate different code assignment systems or different sales systems with one another. The technology has particular utility for automated car wash systems, although it is not limited thereto, and embodiments of the technology may be retrofit to existing car wash control interfaces.

The present disclosure describes apparatus, systems and methods in which a first data storage is maintained for a first group of authorization codes, for example those associated with a local POS system, and second data storage, logically separate from the first data storage, is maintained for a second group of authorization codes, such as those associated with a remote or online sales system. Access control is achieved by checking a received authorization code for validity against one or both groups of authorization codes, without needing to integrate different code assignment systems or different sales systems with one another. The technology has particular utility for automated car wash systems, although it is not limited thereto, and embodiments of the technology may be retrofit to existing car wash control interfaces.

A vehicle vacuuming system that includes: a vacuum housing having an air filter, a motor within the interior volume of the vacuum housing wherein the motor supplies air suction power to a vacuum air intake distal from the motor and through a vacuum hose operably engaged with the vacuum housing, and an air outlet proximate the motor; and a pressure notification system chosen from the group consisting of a light, a speaker, a mobile application, and combinations thereof operably connected to a pressure sensing system associated with the vehicle vacuuming system.

A vehicle vacuuming system that includes: a vacuum housing having an air filter, a motor within the interior volume of the vacuum housing wherein the motor supplies air suction power to a vacuum air intake distal from the motor and through a vacuum hose operably engaged with the vacuum housing, and an air outlet proximate the motor; and a pressure notification system chosen from the group consisting of a light, a speaker, a mobile application, and combinations thereof operably connected to a pressure sensing system associated with the vehicle vacuuming system.