MUMBAI, India, July 13 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202448101016 A) filed by Pepsico, Inc. on December 19, 2024, for Interactive Vending Machine.

Inventors include Jafa, Emad; Lau, Cheuk Chi; Li, Xuejun; Ling, Darren; and Yang, Bernard.

The application for the patent was published on July 10, 2026, under issue no. 28/2026.

Abstract: A method of providing a product recommendation to a consumer by a vending machine may include receiving location information at the vending machine and receiving user information at the vending machine. The method may include determining one or more tags corresponding to the location information and the user information, and identifying products in a product database associated with the one or more tags. The method may include providing a product recommendation based on the one or more tags.

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