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7620568 Self-checkout system  
A retail terminal and method of operation thereof. The retail terminal has a weight scale, a bar code scanner, RFID tag antenna, a scan error indicator, means for communicating with a processor and...
7620475 Dispensing device of portable terminals for acquiring product data in a shopping centre, integrated system for dispensing said portable terminals, and integrated system for selling products through the use of portable terminals  
A dispensing device of portable terminals for acquiring product data in a shopping centre comprises a plurality of static cradles for a corresponding plurality of portable terminals. The terminals...
7618017 Angle adjustment apparatus for electronic device  
An angle adjustment apparatus for an electronic device according to the present invention can be inexpensively formed by a compact and simple structure and readily assembled and disassembled. When...
7617976 Shopping receptacle for receiving interactive product items  
A shopping receptacle for receiving a product item. The product item comprises an interface surface a position-coding pattern containing coded data is printed on the interface surface. The coded...
7616117 Reconciliation mechanism using RFID and sensors  
An RFID ASIC (Application-Specific Integrated Circuit) that can receive and store digital data from at least one of sensors and A/D converter devices. The ASIC can include one or more of the...
7614552 Marketplace system that supports user-to-user sales via a definitive product catalog  
An electronic marketplace system embodies various inventions for assisting users in listing products for sale, locating the listings for a product, and performing related actions. A user wishing to...
7614548 Stored-value card assembly with a plurality of stored-value cards  
A stored-value card assembly includes a plurality of stored-value cards and a package. The plurality of stored-value cards each include an account identifier linking the respective stored-value...
7614547 Marketplace system capable of using purchase history data to generate listing request messages  
An electronic marketplace system provides various features for assisting users in listing products for sale, locating the listings for a product, and performing related actions. A user wishing to...
7612673 RFID system for lifting devices  
A lifting device equipped with an RFID scanning system having an article receiving area configured for receipt of a stack of articles having RFID tags associated therewith. A first scanning antenna...
7612302 System and method for alerting an operator  
A system for alerting an operator of a weighing apparatus is described. The weighing apparatus may be capable of displaying a message in a message area to an operator. The message may be displayed...
7611062 Omni-directional digital image capturing and processing system employing coplanar illumination and imaging planes and area-type illumination and imaging zones with the horizontal and vertical sections of the system housing  
An omni-directional digital image capturing and processing system for use in a POS environment, comprising a system housing having horizontal and vertical housing sections. The horizontal housing...
7611054 Mobile phone including wildcard data string  
A mobile phone with a data string including a wildcard value. The mobile phone includes a computer readable medium comprising code for storing a data string including a wildcard value, and a body....
7611052 Beverage dispensing system and method  
A beverage dispensing system includes serving spouts in fluid connection with inlet pipes locatable within beverage receptacles. The serving spouts have receptacle identifiers and are associated...
7607577 Method and system for analyzing inventory purchasing opportunities with respect to inventory health  
A method and system for determining analyzing an inventory purchasing opportunity with respect to inventory health. A method may include receiving an offer to purchase units of an inventory item...
7607576 Local zone security architecture for retail environments  
A security architecture for a retail environment providing both on-line and off-line personal identification number (PIN) validation for a smart card transaction using a reduced number of secure...
7606741 Information gathering system and method  
A system, apparatus and method for filling forms, including using a graphical capture device, are described herein.
7606738 E-mail based gift delivery  
A method enabling a first party to purchase a gift and to deliver the gift to a second party includes providing a retailer website that enables the first party to peruse and select a gift from an...
7604167 Active backscatter wireless display terminal  
A wireless display tag, adapted to fit within the C-channel of a shelf-edge, or otherwise usable as a hang tag or small identification device, includes, depending on implementation, an active...
7600682 Marketplace system in which users generate preorder listings via a definitive product catalog  
An electronic marketplace system provides various features for assisting users in listing products for sale, locating the listings for a product, and performing related actions. A user wishing to...
7600681 Low power wireless display tag systems and methods  
A low-power system for use with Wireless Display Tags (WDTs) includes, in one or more exemplary arrangements, various power management techniques, including receiver wake-up, RF logic sharing, RF...
7600680 Time delimited multiple admission method and system  
Systems and methods are disclosed for providing a provision of access to services. A time delimited, multiple use ticket/admissions card is provided that controls admission to services offered by...
7597256 High security wireless key for asynchronous delivery drop boxes  
A wireless key ( 6 ), capable of transmitting an ultra-low frequency radio wave signal ( 5 ), is used to gain access to a secure receptacle ( 1 ), the wireless key ( 6 ) and receptacle ( 1 )...
7597255 System and method for redeeming rewards and incentives  
A transaction card, including a substrate having a front face and a back face, a first magnetic stripe for storing data associated with a credit account, the first magnetic stripe being located...
7597254 Scale with automatic identification of specials and other price and product changes  
A scale is configured to automatically identify changes to product information and may communicate certain information to customers based upon such changes.
7595740 Real time navigation and advertising platform for public transportation  
Invention is provided for navigation and orientation for all types of passengers traveling in public transportation. Segmentation methods for digital advertising based on location and number of...
7594608 Automatic omnidirectional bar code symbol reading system employing linear-type and area-type bar code symbol reading stations within the system housing  
An automatic omni-directional bar code symbol reading system for use in a POS environment. The system comprises a system housing having an light transmission window. A plurality of linear-type bar...
7591431 Transaction card with beads  
A transaction card includes a substrate, a plurality of adhesive dots, and a plurality of beads. The substrate includes an account identifier linking the transaction card to at least one of an...
7591430 Point-of-sale terminal  
A point of sale terminal that is capable of printing on a roll of paper is provided with a compartment defining an upper surface and an opposite lower surface, a left side and a right side between...
7591425 Method and system for securing a transaction  
An autonomous and portable smartcard reader device incorporates a high level of embedded security countermeasures. Data transfers are encrypted with specific input devices, namely a light...
7591424 Framework for adding billing payment types  
Various technologies and techniques are disclosed that improve an ecommerce payment process. The system receives a selection from a user to perform a checkout operation for items in a shopping...
7591423 Sales aid  
The present invention relates to a sales aid in the form of a printed folded sheet, in particular a sales aid for print media or internet ads or the like. With the objective of providing a...
7591422 Techniques to reduce false alarms, invalid security deactivation, and internal theft  
A system, apparatus, method and article to eliminate false alarms, invalid security deactivation, and internal theft are described. The apparatus may include a first input to receive a first...
7591418 Stored-value card with housed object  
A stored-value card including a housing and an object. The housing defining a storage cavity and including a door and an account identifier signifying a financial account or record linked to the...
7588185 RFID data collection and use  
The present invention relates to various methods of collecting and using data from RFID tags associated with items of interest. In one embodiment, the permissible error tolerance associated with...
7584888 Item tag with liquid crystal display and image  
A tag for an item includes a support having a printable area; a writable display attached to the support, the writable display including a layer of material for displaying information relating to...
7581676 Method and apparatus for purchasing and dispensing products  
A system for purchasing a product that does not need to be physically present at a point-of-sale includes a point-of-sale device, a product-selection device, a data-analyzing device, an...
7580856 Systems and methods for distributing targeted incentives to financial institution customers  
An incentive distribution system is used in distributing, tracking and redeeming product incentives offered by manufacturers and distributors of consumer goods through a financial institution. A...
7578445 Automatic POS-based digital image capturing and processing system employing object motion controlled area-type illumination and imaging operations  
An automatic digital image capturing and processing system for use in a POS environment, comprising a system housing having horizonal housing section, installable in a countertop surface at the POS...
7578442 Method of and apparatus for identifying consumer products in a retail environment when bar code symbols on the products are not readable or have been removed from packaging  
A method of and system for identifying a consumer product in a retail store environment when a bar code symbol on a product is not readable or has been removed from the product's packaging. The...
7578440 Check-out counter systems and methods  
A check-out counter system includes a scanner, a bagging station, and a deck area. The bagging station is positioned adjacent the scanner and includes a first and a second support shelf. The first...
7575169 Digital image capturing and processing system for producing and projecting a plurality of coextensive area-type illumination and imaging zones into a 3D imaging volume and controlling illumination control parameters in said system using the detected motion of objects present therewithin  
An automatic digital image capturing and processing system for use in point of sale (POS) environments, comprising a plurality of coextensive area-type illumination and imaging stations, an object...
7575163 Interactive management of storefront purchases  
Briefly described, one embodiment of the system, among others, includes a media server configured to transfer storefront interface data to a client device, where the storefront interface data...
7575162 Self-checkout system and method  
An improved self-checkout system and method which reduces transaction time. The self-checkout system includes a carrier for carrying a selected product, the carrier being coupled to a weighing...
7575161 Systems and methods for pre-scanning merchandise in customer's shopping cart while customer is waiting in checkout line  
Systems and methods for pre-scanning retail merchandise. A mobile scanning station includes a frame, and a pair of arms mounted to the frame, positioned to hold an open bag for receiving...
7575159 Point of sale integrator  
A point of sale terminal is disclosed. 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...
7571862 RFID tag that provides a flat print area and a pinch roller that enables the same  
A radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag includes a face stock and an RFID device. The face stock has a printable side and an inlay side, with the RFID device mounted to the inlay side. A layer...
7570167 RFID ionosphere  
A method, system, and apparatus are disclosed wherein an RFID transponder response signal is coupled with a data file as an identifier. The RFID transponder response signal is used in its raw, or a...
7568627 Restocking of open shelving with a hand held device  
A carousel used in a restocking system is comprised of a drive track. A plurality of bins are arranged into rows, with the rows being driven by said drive track. A drive mechanism, e.g. an electric...
7568626 Automatic POS-based digital image capturing and processing system employing a plurality of area-type illumination and imaging zones intersecting within the 3D imaging volume of the system  
An automatic digital image capturing and processing system for use in a POS environment, comprising a system having a horizontal housing section, installable within a countertop surface at the POS...
7568618 Automated food service and billing system and method  
An automated food dispensing and billing system has an array of food enclosures, each for dispensing food to a customer. In response to the detection of a signal from a customer authorization...