COMPUTER OPERATION CONTROL AND ITEM SELECTION AND VENDING METHODS AND SYSTEMS
First Claim
1. A computer operation control method comprising transmitting into a computer a signal in response to an image on a display screen of said computer such that said computer operates in response to said signal wherein said signal defines information necessary to generate a list comprising at least one product and said signal defines information needed to generate an order for the item.
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Abstract
A signal is transmitted into a computer in response to an image on a display screen of the computer such that the computer operates in response to the signal; this includes moving a scanner in optical communication with the display screen such that the scanner detects an image (for example, a bar code) displayed on the screen and generates the signal in response. One or more computers may be used, and this may be used for vending a product or other purposes. With or without such scanning, a portion of a store environment may be displayed on a screen of a computer, including showing images of actual products for sale at the store, in which images of actual products are accessed via the computer from a database containing in-store images recorded in the store during a period of non-existent or minimal customer presence in the store. A vending system is also disclosed.
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13 Claims
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1. A computer operation control method comprising transmitting into a computer a signal in response to an image on a display screen of said computer such that said computer operates in response to said signal wherein said signal defines information necessary to generate a list comprising at least one product and said signal defines information needed to generate an order for the item.
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2. An item selection communication method, comprising:
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displaying item indicia on a screen of a computer; comparison of the indicia with a database of item indecia to select the indicia displayed on the computer screen; and communicating a signal to the computer in response to the selection of identifier indicia. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5)
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6. An item selection communication method, comprising:
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displaying an image on a computer screen, said displayed image including image indicia defining decodable information; detecting said image indicia defining decodable information; communicating a signal to said computer in response to the selection of identifier indicia, thereby generating a list of at least one item associated with said displayed image and selecting said item. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. An item selection communication method, comprising:
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displaying an image on a computer screen, said displayed image including image indicia defining decodable information; detecting said image indicia defining decodable information; communicating a signal to a second computer in response to the selection of identifier indicia, thereby generating an order for the selected item. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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