Method to provide tactile or audio feedback in a personal shopping device
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- positioning a short-range transmitter in a predetermined product area in a store;
storing one or more marketing messages in said short-range transmitter, wherein said one or more marketing messages are associated with one or more specific products located in said predetermined product area;
using an alert signal to notify a user of an availability of said one or more marketing messages; and
transmitting said one or more marketing messages to a wireless computer.
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Abstract
A method, system and computer program product for system for drawing consumer attention to selectively broadcast marketing messages, such as advertisements, store events, and coupons, to a wireless computer mounted on a shopping cart in a store is disclosed. The method comprises positioning a short-range transmitter in a predetermined product area in a store and storing one or more marketing messages in said short-range transmitter, wherein said one or more marketing messages are associated with one or more specific products located in said predetermined product area. The method further comprises using an alert signal to notify a user of an availability of said one or more marketing messages and transmitting said one or more marketing messages to a wireless computer.
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22 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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positioning a short-range transmitter in a predetermined product area in a store;
storing one or more marketing messages in said short-range transmitter, wherein said one or more marketing messages are associated with one or more specific products located in said predetermined product area;
using an alert signal to notify a user of an availability of said one or more marketing messages; and
transmitting said one or more marketing messages to a wireless computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system comprising:
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a short-range transmitter in a predetermined product area in a store;
a memory for storing one or more marketing messages in said short-range transmitter, wherein said one or more marketing messages are associated with one or more specific products located in said predetermined product area;
an alert signal unit for using an alert signal to notify a user of an availability of said one or more marketing messages; and
a transmitter for transmitting said one or more marketing messages to a wireless computer. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program product in a computer-readable medium comprising:
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a computer-readable medium;
instructions on the computer-readable medium for positioning a short-range transmitter in a predetermined product area in a store;
instructions on the computer-readable medium for storing one or more marketing messages in said short-range transmitter, wherein said one or more marketing messages are associated with one or more specific products located in said predetermined product area;
instructions on the computer-readable medium for using an alert signal to notify a user of an availability of said one or more marketing messages; and
instructions on the computer-readable medium for transmitting said one or more marketing messages to a wireless computer. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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