System, method, and apparatus for purchasing, dispensing, or sampling of products
A product dispenser is configured to dispense products subject to a warning and products not subject to a warning, the product dispenser further configured to transmit a product warning notice only in response to a request to dispense a product subject to the warning. In another embodiment, a product dispenser is configured to dispense a food or beverage product and provide information indicative of an attribute of the food or beverage product, such as nutrition facts, as it is being dispensed. In another embodiment, a product dispenser is configured to enable a user to request a customized product from the product dispenser, to determine a first profile for the customized product blend, compare the first profile to a second profile, and reformulate the customized product blend to a dispensed product blend comprising a third profile approximating the second idealized profile.
1. A method comprising:
a. initiating a first push notification intended for a mobile application offering a food or beverage product to be dispensed from a product dispenser;
b. receiving a response to the first push notification indicating acceptance of the offering;
c. authorizing dispensing the food or beverage product from the product dispenser; and
d. initiating a second push notification intended for the mobile application seeking feedback specific to the food or beverage product.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the food or beverage product comprises a user-customized food or beverage product.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the food or beverage product comprises a free sample.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the food or beverage product comprises a purchased product.
5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising verifying that an intended user of the mobile application is located proximate the product dispenser.
6. The method of claim 4 , wherein the response to the first push notification is received from an intended user, and further comprising verifying, prior to authorizing dispensing the purchased food or beverage product, that the intended user has created an account capable of paying for the purchased food or beverage product.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the product dispenser is configured to communicate wirelessly with a mobile device associated with an intended recipient of the first push notification.
8. A product dispenser configured to dispense a user-customized food or beverage product, responsive to a request indicative of an acceptance, generated via a first mobile application associated with an intended recipient, from a mobile device configured to receive a push notification intended for the first mobile application, the push notification offering dispensing of the user-customized food or beverage product from the product dispenser, the product dispenser or the first mobile application further configured to request, transmit, or receive feedback from the intended recipient related to the dispensed user-customized food or beverage product.
9. The product dispenser of claim 8 , wherein the product dispenser is configured to receive the request indicative of an acceptance from the mobile device via a wireless connection with the product dispenser.
10. The product dispenser of claim 8 , wherein the product dispenser is further configured to dispense the user-customized food or beverage product via wireless communication with a second mobile application, and the user-customized food or beverage product comprises a mixture selected by the intended recipient and enabled via the second mobile application.
11. The product dispenser of claim 10 , wherein the first mobile application and the second mobile application comprise the same application.