Media enabled shopping cart system with point of sale identification
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1. A media enhanced shopping cart system, comprising:
- a shopping cart comprising a frame, a basket, a handle, a base tray, and a plurality of wheels, an inventory component for determining an inventory contained by the shopping cart;
an identification component for associating a unique identity of the shopping cart;
a correlation component of a modular computing device for correlating the inventory contained by the shopping cart with the unique identity of the shopping cart; and
a communication component for conveying to a retailer system the correlation between the inventory and the unique identity of the shopping cart.
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Abstract
A media enhanced shopping cart system comprises a shopping cart comprising a frame, a basket, a handle, a base tray, and a plurality of wheels, an inventory component for determining an inventory contained by the shopping cart, an identification component for associating a unique identity of the shopping cart, a correlation component of a modular computing device for correlating the inventory contained by the shopping cart with the unique identity of the shopping cart, and a communication component for conveying to a retailer system the correlation between the inventory and the unique identity of the shopping cart.
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24 Claims
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1. A media enhanced shopping cart system, comprising:
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a shopping cart comprising a frame, a basket, a handle, a base tray, and a plurality of wheels, an inventory component for determining an inventory contained by the shopping cart;
an identification component for associating a unique identity of the shopping cart;
a correlation component of a modular computing device for correlating the inventory contained by the shopping cart with the unique identity of the shopping cart; and
a communication component for conveying to a retailer system the correlation between the inventory and the unique identity of the shopping cart. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method, comprising:
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associating a unique identity with a shopping cart;
determining an inventory of a shopping cart by an inventory component affixed to the shopping cart;
correlating with a modular computing device the inventory to the unique identity of the shopping cart; and
conveying at least one of the unique identity of the shopping cart, the inventory of the shopping cart, and the correlation of the inventory to the unique identity to a retailer system. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method, comprising:
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associating a unique identity with a shopping cart;
determining an inventory contained by a shopping cart by an inventory component affixed to the shopping cart;
correlating with a modular computing device the inventory to the unique identity of the shopping cart;
conveying the unique identity of the shopping cart to a retailer system; and
conveying the inventory of the shopping cart to the retailer system. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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