APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MAINTAINING A CONSUMER PRODUCTS DATABASE
First Claim
1. A method for consumer product database management, the method comprising:
- providing a capture station at a remote location;
engaging a consumer product with the capture station;
capturing product data from the consumer product using at least one input device;
transmitting the product data from the capture station to a home location; and
updating a database of consumer products with the product data.
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Abstract
This invention relates generally to an apparatus and a method for remotely capturing consumer product data and updating a consumer products database by a communication connection. A remote capture station provides data such as images and physical dimensions of consumer products for updating a consumer products database at a home location. This invention also relates to a method for consumer products database management including providing a capture station, engaging a consumer product with the capture station, capturing product data, transmitting the product data, and updating the consumer products database.
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1. A method for consumer product database management, the method comprising:
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providing a capture station at a remote location; engaging a consumer product with the capture station; capturing product data from the consumer product using at least one input device; transmitting the product data from the capture station to a home location; and updating a database of consumer products with the product data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for consumer product database management, the method comprising:
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providing a capture station at a remote location engaging a consumer product with the capture station; scanning a bar code on the consumer product; taking at least one digital image of the consumer product; measuring at least one digital dimension of the consumer product; weighing the consumer product on a digital scale; inputting metadata for the consumer product; transmitting product data from the capture station to a home location; and updating a database of consumer products with the product data. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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17. An apparatus for consumer product data capture and database management, the apparatus comprising;
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a remote located capture station having a remote computer with an input device; a home computer connecting with a consumer products database; and a communication connection between the remote computer and the home computer. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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