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7270267 |
System for third party management of product manufacture ordering by a franchisee upon approved products of franchisor
A system includes a data storage device having franchisor approved product information. The system includes a franchisor network interface by which a franchisor can communicate with the data...
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7267271 |
System and method for component inventory tracking with shipper identification codes
Inventory management of plural components at an end user inventory is simplified by tracking components with shipment identification codes used to ship the components from a component vendor...
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7267278 |
Method and system for providing pharmaceutical product information to a patient
A system and method for providing pharmaceutical information to a patient is disclosed. The invention includes electronically identifying the pharmaceutical product dispensed to the patient with an...
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7267269 |
Product distribution management system, toner cartridge distribution management system, and product distribution management method
In a product distribution management system in which a product is packaged in an outer case and delivered, a product wireless tag is attached to a product such as a toner cartridge, and a product...
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7264159 |
Data entry terminal with manual validation
The data entry terminal with manual validation includes an upper face having a first portion and a second portion, and a cover being pivotally mounted around a pivot axis between a first position...
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7264156 |
Method of enhancing the data storage security of cash-free transactions in vending machines
A vending machine has a nonvolatile data storage device for storing transactions with customers. The customers may use a number of cashless options to make purchases from the vending machine,...
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7264157 |
Area-based content delivery method and system
A content usage right issuing terminal ( 2 ) issues a content usage right to a portable terminal ( 3 ) of a user who visits a store. In response to a request from the portable terminal ( 3 ) that...
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7263515 |
Content enhancement in an electronic marketplace
An electronic commerce system ( 10 ) includes a content enhancement module ( 47 ) that analyzes the product data stored in a seller database ( 32 ) using one or more rules and that identifies one...
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7255271 |
Check-out counter systems and methods
A bagging station within a check-out counter system and for use by a cashier positioned in a cashier location within the check-out counter system. The bagging station includes a lower bag rack and...
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7255200 |
Apparatus and method for operating a self-service checkout terminal having a voice generating device associated therewith
A retail terminal includes a voice generating device. The retail terminal also includes a processing unit electrically coupled to the voice generating device. Moreover, the retail terminal further...
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7252232 |
Adaptor for magnetic stripe card reader
An adaptor allows a magnetic stripe card reader to receive information from other media such as wireless proximity chip cards while maintaining the ability to receive a magnetic stripe card. In...
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7249709 |
Holder for papers of value, and method of registering the contents thereof
The register ( 1 ) for papers of value ( 4 ), such as bank notes and vouchers, comprises a reading unit ( 2 ) for reading out the memories of the integrated circuits ( 40 ) of the papers of value (...
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7249708 |
Household management systems and methods
A household management system having a user interface, a media content data store, a purchase history data store, a media content manager in communication with the user interface and the media...
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7247802 |
Scale pan designed to pass RF signals with minimal interference
A checkout station comprises a deactivation system having an antenna for transmitting a signal to the security feature on a product passing over the checkout station to deactivate the security...
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7246745 |
Method of merchandising for checkout lanes
Methods and computer readable media for recognizing and identifying items located on the belt of a counter and/or in a shopping cart of a store environment for the purpose of reducing/preventing...
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7246746 |
Integrated real-time automated location positioning asset management system
An enterprise network 100 for tracking objects is provided. The network 100 includes: (a) a plurality of subscriber communication devices 134 and 138 ; (b) a plurality of readers 160 , each...
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7243844 |
Point of sale integrator
The point of sale terminal includes a terminal housing with a controller portion and a cash drawer portion, a sliding sled coupled to the terminal housing residing within the controller portion of...
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7246083 |
System and method for targeted marketing of goods and/or services to specific customers
A method, and system for targeted marketing of goods or services to specific customers is disclosed. Customers are analyzed based upon historical criteria; a promotional plan (a group of promotion...
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7240832 |
Payment brand announcement at a wireless payment point of sale device
A point of sale device ( 102 ) establishes a short range secure radio link ( 105 ) with a wireless payment device ( 104 ) to complete a transaction. The point of sale device transmits the...
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7243076 |
Computer network system for shopping and method therefor
A system and method for secure and private on-line shopping has an on-line shopping store having a plurality of computers for accessing on-line retailers. An on-line shopping store server is...
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7240843 |
Universal club card and real-time coupon validation
Embodiments of the invention relate to a system and method for real-time validation and redemption of paper and electronic coupons; electronic coupon distribution; electronic clearing and reporting...
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7232070 |
Chemical/biological hazard trigger with automatic mail piece tagging system and method
Apparatus and method for detecting and identifying hazardous material in a mail stream in which hazardous particulates or material in or on mail pieces in a mail stream are detected and the mail...
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7232062 |
Method and apparatus for monitoring the status and transfer of food products
A system and method is provided for monitoring a status of a plurality of products, such as prepared food, located in product locations within stations throughout a restaurant. The status of each...
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7232063 |
System and method for monitoring and diagnosis of point of sale devices having intelligent hardware
A point-of-sale (“POS”) system includes POS devices and associated monitoring and diagnostic applications. POS peripherals in a POS device include data memory for storing device configuration...
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7229015 |
Self-checkout system
A system and method for providing a self-checkout system. The self-checkout system includes a processor and a first device coupled to the processor, where the first device identifies an item. The...
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7229017 |
Laser locating and tracking system for externally activated tags
A system for identification and tracking of a tag distributed in a room is presented. A laser base station is configured to scan laser beams through a portion of a room. A tag is configured to be...
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7225980 |
Shopping cart with RFID capability
The present invention discloses a shopping cart with RFID capability, for detecting a RFID tag, comprising: a frame, further comprising: an accommodating space for accommodating RFID-tagged items;...
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7225979 |
Methods and systems for object identification and interaction
A method of facilitating an interaction between a user and a product item, the product item having an identity and the method including a number of steps. The first step involves providing the user...
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7219838 |
System and method for notifying a cashier of the presence of an item in an obscured area of a shopping cart
A method of facilitating a checkout at a shopping cart checkout station is provided, comprising the steps of: inhibiting processing of items on the shopping cart in the event of a detection of a...
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7216805 |
Methods and apparatus for counting and positioning using resonant tags
Methods and apparatus for counting or measuring the relative positions of a number of resonant tag elements in proximity to each other. By measuring the resonant frequency of a given set of tags...
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7213752 |
Method of preventing TOC reading error in a multi-session disc
A method for preventing a TOC reading error in a multi-session disc includes determining a range of absolute time of a specific session, when a plurality of Q codes, each of which has a value in a...
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7213751 |
Method and device for transmission of data in an electronic shelf labeling system
A method for creating synchronized transmission of messages in a wireless electronic shelf labeling system comprising at least two transmitters, a plurality of receiving label-units and a central...
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7213754 |
Dynamic pricing system with graphical user interface
A system for dynamically pricing products available from one or more merchants. The system sends a first price for a product from a processor to a customer device, and receives a report of sale for...
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7215976 |
RFID device, system and method of operation including a hybrid backscatter-based RFID tag protocol compatible with RFID, bluetooth and/or IEEE 802.11x infrastructure
An RFID system includes a hybrid backscatter-based RFID tag protocol-compatible with existing 802.11x/Bluetooth Standards as well as RFID standards. The tag is linked to a multi-protocol...
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7210623 |
Printable shelf label
A shelf label assembly includes a support, a display, and a printable overlay, wherein the printable overlay has a window through which the display can be viewed. The display can be written or...
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7207476 |
Public relations and delivery system
Via a publicly-accessible computer network for a selected public figure a user is permitted to select a photograph of the public figure based upon identifying information associated with the...
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7207483 |
Shopping receptacle with in-built user interface
A shopping receptacle for facilitating interaction between a user and a computer system, the receptacle being adapted to receive and retain a product item having an interface surface associated...
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7206763 |
Method and system for commodity-based currency for payment of accounts
A system and method for permitting gold or other commodities to circulate as currency requires a network of system users that participate in financial transactions where payment is made in units of...
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7204346 |
Self checkout system with automated transportation conveyor
A system and method for transporting items along a conveyor for a checkout system may include starting a conveyor in a transporting direction upon an item being placed in proximity to a start...
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7206753 |
Methods for facilitating a retail environment
The methods of the invention provide a variety of processes that may be performed by a mobile retail system or a mobile robot system. In accordance with one process, the invention provides a method...
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7206647 |
E-appliance for mobile online retailing
A portable device used for online retailing comprises a screen that is divided into numerous section for displaying different information. The bottom section of the screen includes navigation...
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7201314 |
Settlement terminal
A keyboard is disposed on a front side of an upper surface of a housing and a display unit is disposed on a rear side of the housing upper surface. The housing houses therein a printer mechanics...
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7201315 |
Service station car wash
An improved service station car wash system. A car wash kiosk is coupled to the fuel dispenser communication loop in the forecourt of the service station so that the car wash kiosk appears to the...
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7201309 |
Serial number allocation
A method for allocating serial numbers among packaging sites includes receiving, from a packaging site, a query directed to a first server for the identity of a second server, providing the...
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7200567 |
Purchasing aid logistics appliance and method for use
A purchasing aid logistics appliance that assists a purchaser with a shopping list generation, in-store product location, automated checkout, and financial management. The PAL is in the form of a...
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7198192 |
Wireless mobile instant product price comparison and product review
A method, system, computer program product, and device for providing product information, such as, for example, product price comparison information, product reviews, retailer information, retailer...
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7195156 |
Pick-to-light system for replenishing manufacturing kits
An inventory management system and method for replenishing manufacturing kits includes a shelving system, a mobile pick station, a data server, and a network node proxy. The mobile pick station...
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7197475 |
Multi-vendor internet commerce system for e-commerce applications and methods therefor
The present invention relates to a multi-vendor Internet Commerce System for e-commerce applications. More particularly, the present invention relates to an improved architecture for enabling...
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7195155 |
Method of advertising and dispensing products
A mobile dispensing display, method for conversion of shopping cart into dispensing display and a method of advertising and dispensing products involves the use of a conventional shopping cart. The...
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7195157 |
Consumer interactive shopping system
The present invention relates generally to a consumer interactive shopping and marketing system. The system includes a portable data terminal for communicating information over a communication...
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