POS FOCUSED MEDIA ENHANCED SHOPPING SYSTEMS - PRICING AND SHRINKAGE CONTROL
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- maintaining a cart total calculated for one or more products during a shopping trip;
updating the cart total in real time each time a product is scanned and added to the cart; and
communicating to a point of sale the cart total for verification without rescanning the one or more products.
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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, a plurality of wheels, a read component for performing a proximity scan of the shopping cart, a locationing component for determining a location of the shopping cart within a store based on the scan, and a display component for displaying at least one advertisement for a product based on the location of the shopping cart within the store, wherein the locationing component is further operable to determine a location of the product within the store relative to the shopping cart based on the scan, and wherein the display component is further operable to display an indication of the location of the advertised product relative to the location of the shopping cart.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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maintaining a cart total calculated for one or more products during a shopping trip; updating the cart total in real time each time a product is scanned and added to the cart; and communicating to a point of sale the cart total for verification without rescanning the one or more products. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method, comprising
receiving from a cart a cart total calculated for one or more products during a shopping trip; -
presenting the cart total to a customer for verification; and when the cart total is verified, receiving payment for the products. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A media enhanced shopping cart, comprising
a shopping cart comprising a frame, a basket, a handle, and a plurality of wheels; -
an embedded computing device comprising a central processing unit, a memory, and a network transceiver configured for wireless communication, the embedded computing device being attached to the shopping cart; and an inventory component comprising; a scanner operable to scan one or more products for purchase; and a cart inventory total calculator that maintains a cart total for the one or more products scanned for purchase during a shopping trip, wherein the inventory component communicates the cart total wirelessly via the network transceiver for point of sale verification without rescanning the one or more products. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system, comprising:
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a store computer system comprising at least a central processing unit, a data server storing content, and a point of sale unit that receives from a cart a cart total calculated for one or more products during a shopping trip, presents the cart total to a customer for verification, and when the cart total is verified, receives payment for the products; a plurality of media enhanced shopping carts, each media enhanced shopping cart comprising; a shopping cart comprising a frame, a basket, a handle, a plurality of wheels, and a basket; an embedded computing device comprising a central processing unit, a memory, and a network transceiver configured for wireless communication, the embedded computing device being attached to the shopping cart; and an inventory component comprising; a scanner operable to scan one or more products for purchase; and a cart inventory total calculator that maintains a cart total for the one or more products scanned for purchase during a shopping trip, wherein the inventory component communicates the cart total wirelessly via the network transceiver for point of sale verification without rescanning the one or more products. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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