METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LABELING AND MANAGING THE SALE OF MANUFACTURED CONCRETE BLOCKS
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Abstract
In a method for identifying manufactured concrete or masonry blocks and managing the sale thereof to a customer in a retail establishment, the retail establishment having a computer system configured to monitor inventory, a database operatively coupled to the computer system, and a plurality of point of sale (POS) terminals operatively coupled to the computer system. The method includes a) applying a releasably secured label to the concrete block or a layer of concrete blocks contained on a pallet, where the label has UPC information affixed thereon and is releasable from the concrete block or layer of concrete blocks on the pallet, b) selecting for purchase by the customer, a number of concrete blocks from a selected pallet, c) removing the label from the concrete block or the layer of concrete blocks on the pallet, d) presenting the label at the POS terminal, e) scanning the label via the POS terminal to process the UPC information, and entering the number of concrete blocks intended for purchase, f) transmitting data encoded in the UPC information to the computer system along with an indication of the number of concrete blocks purchased to effect maintenance of the inventory of concrete blocks, and g) issuing a receipt to the purchaser evidencing purchase of the concrete blocks.
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42 Claims
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1-25. -25. (canceled)
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26. A method of identifying and marketing concrete or masonry blocks and managing the sale thereof to a customer in a retail establishment, the retail establishment having a computer system configured to monitor inventory, a database operatively coupled to the computer system, and a plurality of point of sale (POS) terminals operatively coupled to the computer system, the method comprising:
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stacking like kinds of blocks in layers on a pallet; providing a selection of printed sheets capable of releasable integration with a pallet of blocks; each sheet comprising a plurality of partially connected individual labels and each label having identifying indicia thereon; applying a selected releasably secured sheet of partially connected labels between one or more layers of blocks contained on each pallet, the individual labels being removable from a sheet and a layer of blocks on the pallet, the label causing a potential customer to associate the block with the provider of the product; placing each pallet of blocks for sale within the environment of the main building of the real establishment whereby each pallet includes a self-contained plurality of individual removable labels; enabling a customer to select a number of blocks; and also to remove one or more labels from a sheet of partially connected labels between a layer of blocks on the pallet to provide a product identity to the blocks intended for purchase; presenting the blocks and one or more label at the point of sale terminal; scanning the label via the POS terminal to read the identifying information, and entering the number of blocks intended for purchase; transmitting data encoded on the label to the computer system along with an indication of the number of blocks purchased to effect maintenance of the inventory of blocks; and issuing a receipt to the purchaser of the blocks. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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27-29. -29. (canceled)
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