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6456980 Transaction systems and methods sending product identification signals to two processors in each register station  
A store system for a commercial system with multiple products. The store system includes multiple register stations. Each register station includes a bar code reader that generates a first signal...
6445370 Electronic price label and method of graphically displaying relative information by an electronic price label  
An electronic price label which displays relative information, such as employee-directed business information. The electronic price label includes a liquid crystal display and control circuitry....
6439345 Item pick-up system  
An item processing kiosk is located in or near a pickup area and (i) displays selections allowing a customer to choose whether the customer is picking up or dropping off an item (ii) in response to...
6435407 Computerized shopping cart with storage and distribution system, for supermarket use  
A system including a computerized shopping cart that includes a closed mechanical cart ( 1 ) which interconnects/disconnects to units for the insertion/storage of products upon manual command...
6434530 Interactive shopping system with mobile apparatus  
An interactive system adapted for use in a shopping venue, comprises: an interactive and intelligent source of information, for example supplemental information related to articles available for...
6431455 Contactless data carrier  
A data carrier for noncontacting control of persons with nontransferable entitlement to utilize a service is integrated into a bracelet ( 1 ) so as to be useless after the bracelet ( 1 ) is opened.
6431444 Barcode supervisory terminal  
A checkout terminal includes a barcode scanner, input interface, and receipt printer operatively joined to a processor for controlling operation thereof. The processor is programmed for operating...
6427915 Method of operating checkout system having modular construction  
A checkout terminal includes a first bagging station and a second bagging station which is spaced apart from the first bagging station. The terminal also includes an item transport mechanism. The...
6427913 Object control and tracking system with zonal transition detection  
An improved object tracking and control system is particularly suited to implementation at an automobile dealership. The system includes a Key Track system adapted to control access to and log the...
6419154 Methods and apparatus for an electronic shelf label communication system having multiple transmit antennae  
Techniques for a wireless electronic shelf label (ESL) system including a relay unit having multiple transmit antennae connected to a single RF transmitter. The transmitter is connected to the...
6415555 System and method for accepting customer orders  
A kiosk system and method is provided for accepting and processing customer orders and payments in a retail environment. The kiosk system and method is particularly applicable to the restaurant...
6415982 Triggered data collector and data transmitter  
A plurality of data collectors and/or a transceiver for transmitting data in a plurality of transmissions are actuated by independent, manual actuations of a triggering circuit, preferably...
6412693 System and method for effecting particular functions in contactless labels  
The invention concerns contactless electronic labels ( 10 ) associated with a reading device ( 40 ). The invention lies in the fact that the reading device ( 40 ) also comprises a generator...
6409082 Tracking of products  
A method of detecting designated products from a number of sources includes the step of applying ( 12 ) a unique code to each one of a plurality of products at a first location ( 14 ). The method...
6409081 Apparatus and method for operating a checkout system having an item set-aside shelf which is movable between a number of shelf positions  
A method of operating a checkout terminal having a movable item shelf includes the step of positioning the item shelf in an assisted shelf position. The method also includes the step of operating...
6409085 Method of recognizing produce items using checkout frequency  
A method of recognizing produce items which uses checkout frequency as an a priori probability. The method includes the steps of collecting produce data from the produce item, determining DML...
6408279 Method and apparatus for operating a self-service checkout terminal and a remote supervisor terminal of a retail system  
A method of operating a retail system which has (i) a self-service checkout terminal, and (ii) a remote supervisor terminal includes the step of generating an intervention-needed control signal...
6405922 Keyboard signature security system  
A method is taught for analyzing the keystroke signature of a keyboard customer. The signature is compared to a database of previously stored keystroke sequences to allow for a statistical test for...
6401074 Retail transaction promotion system  
An augmented point of sale system that displays, and that may broadcast, during a retail transaction, promotional information to a customer selected on the basis of the context of the transaction....
6396418 Toll collection system, on board unit and toll collection method  
A toll collection system obtains the data showing that the vehicle enters into the entrance of a toll road and data obtained from the on board unit mounted on the vehicle as the entrance passing...
6397199 System and method of altering transaction terms based upon current inventory levels  
A system and method of altering transaction terms which examines inventory levels and changes transaction terms, such as price and rental period. The system includes a plurality of electronic price...
6394345 Checkout terminal and associated method having movable scanner  
A checkout terminal includes a terminal base. The terminal also includes a scanner movably secured to the terminal base. The scanner is configured to be moved relative to the terminal base so as to...
6390363 Apparatus and method for operating convertible checkout system which has a customer side and a personnel side  
A checkout terminal includes a terminal base having (i) a customer side, and (ii) a personnel side which is opposite the customer side. The checkout terminal also includes a code entry device...
6390364 Commodity sale registration system  
When time service sale is carried out by using a shelf label, discount price and remaining time acquired by subtracting the current time from the discount ending time are indicated on the indicator...
6386450 Electronic shopping system including customer relocation recognition  
An electronic personal shopping system, communicating between a store computer and a mobile terminal, for organizing a consumer's movement through a retail facility in accordance with the...
6386448 Method and apparatus for operating a self-service retail system in a department store  
A method of operating a department store retail system in order to perform a purchase transaction, with the department store retail system has a first self-service checkout terminal positioned in a...
6386449 Automatic terminal distributor for reading and memorizing production data in sales outlets in general  
An automatic terminal distributor for reading and memorizing product data in sales outlets in general, characterized by comprising: a container ( 2 ) provided internally with a plurality of...
6382357 Retail system for allowing a customer to perform a retail transaction and associated method  
A method of operating a retail system so as to allow a customer to perform a retail transaction, with the retail system having a hand-held scanner device and a self-service checkout terminal,...
6384348 Packing error detecting system  
The information of sales items is transmitted from a cash register 1 to a sensing device 2 and stored in a sales items memory 26 . In the sensing device 2 , a commodities information memory ...
6367696 IC card processing device, automatic vending device, and selling method  
In a vending machine selling products and services without human attendance, at a point of sale, a discounting service is provided to each purchaser according to the frequency-of-purchase record of...
6367694 Device and method for secure data updates in a self-checkout system  
The present invention relates to a data processing and retrieval system for use in a self-checkout system utilized in a retail facility. A plurality of customers are provided with a portable data...
6363355 Method and apparatus for operating a self-service checkout system having a number of retail terminals associated therewith  
A method of operating a self-service checkout system which includes a base having a scanner secured thereto includes the step of securing an itemization-only retail terminal to the base. The method...
6357656 Production and verification method for an access authorization means and corresponding access authorization means  
The invention relates to a method for producing and verifying a non-personal access authorization means ( 1 ), and a corresponding access authorization means, especially an entrance ticket ( 1 )...
6354497 Apparatus and method for operating a checkout system having a number of interface terminals associated therewith  
A method of operating a checkout terminal having a display monitor includes the step of operating the checkout terminal so as to perform an assisted checkout transaction while the display monitor...
6354496 Method for self service checkout  
A computer-assisted shopping system includes a self-service scanning station, a multiplexing tendering station, and associated methods of serving customers at a retail establishment. One of the...
6354495 Retail store configured for bidirectional communication between a plurality of product shelf areas and a plurality of portable cards  
A system for creating, dispensing, and redeeming electronic discount coupons in a store. The system includes a “smart card”, product stations adjacent to selected products in the store, and a...
6354492 System and method employing a portable card to configure a store for product promotion  
Disclosed are systems and methods employing a portable card to configure a commercial system. An exemplary system acts to read from the card at a first location in the store, to process a signal...
6354498 Method for displaying the status of a self-service checkout terminal  
A method of operating a self-service checkout terminal includes the step of detecting an improper-terminal-use activity and generating an improper-use control signal in response thereto. The method...
6347742 Variable focal length lenses  
A bar code reader for an automated storage library has a lens assembly with a pair of polarized liquid crystal lenses. Each lens has pair of parallel glass plates that are separated by upper and...
6347137 Methods and apparatus for requesting assistance at a self-checkout terminal  
The present invention provides a self-checkout terminal having input and output devices for performing a self-checkout process. The input and output devices are controlled and monitored by system...
6340958 Solar powered price display system  
An information display system comprises a controller, a ceiling node, a rail, an end cap and a solar powered display module. The display module stores and displays information. The controller...
6339762 Retail store efficiently configured to distribute electronic coupons at multiple product locations  
A system for creating, dispensing, and redeeming electronic discount coupons in a store. The system includes a “smart card”, product stations adjacent to selected products in the store, and a...
6330971 Radio frequency identification system and method for tracking silicon wafers  
A system and method for tracking semiconductor wafers through processing operations performed at a plurality of stations. A reader reads information relating to and identifying the wafers from a...
6325290 Method and apparatus for checking out large items with a self-service checkout terminal  
A method of operating a self-service checkout terminal is herein. The self-service checkout terminal has a housing, a stationary scanner secured to the housing, and a hand-held scanner having a...
6325283 Computer implemented program for inventory management  
The NYTBridge allows a user to bridge the gap between data collected by hand-held scanning devices and conventional databases used in the field of inventory management without database or...
6318631 Scanning communicator  
A scanning communicator for use with a bar code and an electronic label including at least one optical transceiver and circuitry operative to cause the optical transceiver to scan the bar code...
6317724 Method of temporarily changing an electronic price label display sequence  
A temporary display sequence change method which keeps track of replaced data. A first sequence for displaying first pieces of information by an EPL is determined. A second sequence by which the...
6315199 Self-service check-out device with checking of articles before enabling sales process of articles  
A check-out device includes a scanner for reading an article code fixed to an article, an entry conveyor for conveying the article after reading the article code, a weigh scale for measuring weight...
6307919 Remote controlled electronic price tag  
An electronic price tag is adapted for wireless adjustment, which consists of a display placard mounted to the goods at, for example, a point of manufacture for the goods; a plurality of price...
6302327 Method and apparatus for cryogenic storage of thermolabile products  
A system and method for controlled rate freezing and storage of thermolabile substances. The system includes a storage unit for receiving product stored within a bag and an overlying protective...