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Intelligent shopping cart system having cart position determining capability
Assignee: Klever Marketing Inc
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Filing: 1993-04-12
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Granted: 1994-02-15
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Expires: 2013-04-12
Abstract
Abstract A shopping cart display system is provided to present product advertisements to consumers who do not have this information. This shopping cart display system includes a cart mounted display that is responsive to unique trigger signals provided by respective transmitters associated with respective fixed locations. When the display receives a unique trigger signal, it displays advertising associated with the respective location. In one embodiment, the display includes a sensor determining whether the information is displayed in the presence of a customer, and a memory for storing all signals received during a given shopping trip and the times that those trigger signals were received. The stored trigger signals may then be used to analyze the path of the shopping cart. The stored data are transmitted to a polling transceiver located at a point of sale register for later analysis. Provision is made for the customer to request and receive information, such as deli numbers.
Inventors
- 👤 John Malec
- 👤 Joseph P. Moser
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-11-02 15:12
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06Q; G06Q30/00; G06Q30/02; B; B62; B62B; B62B3/00; B62B3/14; B62B3/1408; B62B3/1416; B62B3/1424; G06K; G06K17/00; G06K17/0022; G06Q90/00; G06Q90/20; G07; G07G; G07G1/00; G07G1/12; G07G1/14; G07G1/145
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
94 words
A system for determining the position of a shopping cart within a retail establishment comprising: means at a first location in said retail establishment for spontaneously transmitting a position signal; means associated with said shopping cart for receiving said position signal; means for generating positional data from said position signal, wherein said positional data are representative of the position of said shopping cart within said retail establishment; means for storing said positional data; and means for analyzing said stored positional data to determine the path taken by said shopping cart within said retail establishment.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
94 words
A system for determining the position of a shopping cart within a retail establishment comprising: means at a first location in said retail establishment for spontaneously transmitting a position signal; means associated with said shopping cart for receiving said position signal; means for generating positional data from said position signal, wherein said positional data are representative of the position of said shopping cart within said retail establishment; means for storing said positional data; and means for analyzing said stored positional data to determine the path taken by said shopping cart within said retail establishment.
Claim 3
Independent Claim
113 words
A system for determining the position of a shopping cart within a retail establishment comprising: a plurality of transmitting means each disposed in a different predetermined location in said retail establishment and each for spontaneously transmitting a position signal; means associated with said shopping cart for receiving a plurality of said position signals from a plurality of said transmitting means; means for generating positional data from each received position signal wherein each said positional data is representative of the position of said shopping cart within said retail establishment when one of said position signals is received; and means for contemporaneously storing said positional data representing a plurality of positions of said shopping cart.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
113 words
A system for determining the position of a shopping cart within a retail establishment comprising: a plurality of transmitting means each disposed in a different predetermined location in said retail establishment and each for spontaneously transmitting a position signal; means associated with said shopping cart for receiving a plurality of said position signals from a plurality of said transmitting means; means for generating positional data from each received position signal wherein each said positional data is representative of the position of said shopping cart within said retail establishment when one of said position signals is received; and means for contemporaneously storing said positional data representing a plurality of positions of said shopping cart.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
36 words
The system of claim 2 further comprising means for analyzing said stored positional data representing said plurality of positions of said shopping cart to determine the path taken by said shopping cart within said retail establishment.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
100 words
A system for determining the position of a shopping cart within a retail establishment comprising: means at a first location in said retail establishment for spontaneously transmitting a position signal; clock means for generating signals representative of the passage of time; means associated with said shopping cart for receiving said position signal; means responsive to said clock means for generating positional data from said position signal, wherein said positional data are representative of the position of said shopping cart within said retail establishment and the time at which said positional data are generated; and means for storing said positional data.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
100 words
A system for determining the position of a shopping cart within a retail establishment comprising: means at a first location in said retail establishment for spontaneously transmitting a position signal; clock means for generating signals representative of the passage of time; means associated with said shopping cart for receiving said position signal; means responsive to said clock means for generating positional data from said position signal, wherein said positional data are representative of the position of said shopping cart within said retail establishment and the time at which said positional data are generated; and means for storing said positional data.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
12 words
The system of claim 4 comprising means for analyzing said positional data.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
23 words
The system of claim 4 comprising means for analyzing said positional data to determine the manner in which the retail establishment is traversed.
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