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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 (...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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;...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...