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Title:
METHOD OF PROVIDING FOOD AND BEVERAGE USING REUSABLE CUP
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2008197699
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To provide a system that makes reusable cups usable in providing food and beverage from vending machines, stores, etc.

This method of providing food and beverage using reusable cups includes preparation processes 30, 32 for putting food or beverage selected by a purchaser into a reusable cup at the payment of the price of the food or beverage plus a charge for the deposit of the cup; a provision process 34 for providing the purchaser with the prepared food or beverage together with the cup; an identification process 38 for identifying whether or not the cup inserted from a cup slot is the legitimate cup; a refund process 42 for refunding the charge for the deposit of the cup if the cup inserted is identified as the legitimate cup during the identification process; and a washing process 48 for collecting and washing the returned cup. The cup washed is then put into the preparation processes.


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Inventors:
MIYANAGA MASAHIKO
KOBAYASHI HIDEKI
HIGURE YUKINOBU
MIYANAGA TAKAHARU
ONO AKIRA
Application Number:
JP2007029073A
Publication Date:
August 28, 2008
Filing Date:
February 08, 2007
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Assignee:
REUSE STORY KK
International Classes:
G07F13/10; B65D25/20
Domestic Patent References:
JP2003233859A2003-08-22
JP2006119815A2006-05-11
JP2005332239A2005-12-02
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Yuji Iwahashi