Portable information terminal mountable on shopping cart and removable memory device usable with same
First Claim
1. A system comprising a portable information terminal mountable on a shopping cart for providing product and advertising information while the cart is moved inside a store and an external memory device connectable to the portable information terminal, the external memory device comprising:
- a memory housing;
a non-volatile memory storing data in the memory housing; and
a first electrical connector projecting from the housing for allowing a processor to access the stored data;
the portable terminal comprising;
a terminal housing including a display;
a processor in the terminal housing for causing the display to display product information and advertisements; and
a second electrical connector inside the housing complementary to the first electrical connector for connecting an external memory device to the processor;
the terminal housing including a passage providing access to the second electrical connector from outside the terminal housing, and at least one door recessed in said passage shiftable from a first position blocking said passage to a second position by inserting the external memory device into the passage.
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Abstract
A system made up of a portable information terminal mountable on a shopping cart for providing product and advertising information while the cart is moved inside a store and an external memory device connectable to the portable information terminal, the external memory device including a memory housing, a non-volatile memory storing data in the memory housing, and a first electrical connector projecting from the housing for allowing a processor to access the stored data; the portable terminal including a terminal housing including a display, a processor in the terminal housing for causing the display to display product information and advertisements, and a second electrical connector inside the housing complementary to the first electrical connector for connecting an external memory device to the processor, the terminal housing including a passage providing access to the second electrical connector from outside the terminal housing and at least one door recessed in the passage shiftable from a first position blocking the passage to a second position by inserting the external memory device into the passage.
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1. A system comprising a portable information terminal mountable on a shopping cart for providing product and advertising information while the cart is moved inside a store and an external memory device connectable to the portable information terminal,
the external memory device comprising: -
a memory housing;
a non-volatile memory storing data in the memory housing; and
a first electrical connector projecting from the housing for allowing a processor to access the stored data;
the portable terminal comprising;
a terminal housing including a display;
a processor in the terminal housing for causing the display to display product information and advertisements; and
a second electrical connector inside the housing complementary to the first electrical connector for connecting an external memory device to the processor;
the terminal housing including a passage providing access to the second electrical connector from outside the terminal housing, and at least one door recessed in said passage shiftable from a first position blocking said passage to a second position by inserting the external memory device into the passage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A portable information terminal mountable on a shopping cart for providing product and advertising information while the cart is moved inside a store comprising:
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a housing including a display;
a processor in the housing for causing the display to display product information and advertisements;
an electrical connector inside the housing for connecting an external memory device to the processor;
the housing including a passage providing access to the electrical connector from outside the housing, and at least one door recessed in said passage and shiftable between a first position blocking said passage and a second position by inserting an external memory device into the passage. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An external memory device usable with a system comprising a portable information terminal mountable on a shopping cart for providing product and advertising information while the cart is moved inside a store and an external memory device connectable to the portable information terminal,
the external memory device comprising: -
a memory housing;
a non-volatile memory storing data in the memory housing;
a first electrical connector projecting from the housing for allowing a processor to access the stored data; and
a projecting member projecting from said memory housing adjacent to said first electrical connector. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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