HANDHELD DEVICE AND KIOSK SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATED COMPILING AND GENERATING ITEM LIST INFORMATION
First Claim
1. A system for automated compiling and generating categorized item list information, the system comprising:
- a portable device including;
a data input operable to receive, from an associated user during each of a plurality of transactions, first input specifying a corresponding plurality of user-selected items;
a data storage operable for storing received assortment data corresponding to each of the plurality of user-selected items, the data storage further being operable for storing category data representative of item categories assigned to each of the plurality of items included in the assortment data;
a user input operable to receive, from the associated user, a list generation instruction;
a list generator, responsive to the list generation instruction, operable to compile the plurality of user selected items specified during each of the plurality of transactions and to generate categorized item list information representative of each of the user selected items categorized in accordance with the assigned category such that at least two of the user-selected items are listed contiguously and associatively with a corresponding category; and
,a signal generating circuit operable to selectively generate an item list signal representative of the categorized item list information; and
,a kiosk device including;
a signal receiving circuit in operative communication with the signal generating circuit of the portable device and operable to selectively receive the item list signal;
a convertor circuit operable to generate received categorized item list data in accordance with the received item list signal; and
a human user interface operable to generate a human readable display representative of the categorized item list information in accordance with the received categorized item list data.
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Abstract
A portable handheld electronic device is in communication with a stationary kiosk device. The portable device provides automated compiling and categorizing of items and generating of categorized item lists in accordance with user-defined preferences including user-defined categories, and includes a memory for storing the assortment data, and categorizing means adapted for assigning respective predetermined and/or user-selected categories to the assortment data. Generating means compile and synchronize selected categories, and generate the item list relative to one or more user-selected categories that is further displayed and printed at request of the user. A signal receiving circuit of the kiosk device communicates with a signal generating circuit of the portable device and generates received categorized item list data in accordance with a received item list signal, and a human user interface generates a human readable display representative of the categorized item list information in accordance with the received categorized item list data.
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16 Claims
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1. A system for automated compiling and generating categorized item list information, the system comprising:
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a portable device including; a data input operable to receive, from an associated user during each of a plurality of transactions, first input specifying a corresponding plurality of user-selected items; a data storage operable for storing received assortment data corresponding to each of the plurality of user-selected items, the data storage further being operable for storing category data representative of item categories assigned to each of the plurality of items included in the assortment data; a user input operable to receive, from the associated user, a list generation instruction; a list generator, responsive to the list generation instruction, operable to compile the plurality of user selected items specified during each of the plurality of transactions and to generate categorized item list information representative of each of the user selected items categorized in accordance with the assigned category such that at least two of the user-selected items are listed contiguously and associatively with a corresponding category; and
,a signal generating circuit operable to selectively generate an item list signal representative of the categorized item list information; and
,a kiosk device including; a signal receiving circuit in operative communication with the signal generating circuit of the portable device and operable to selectively receive the item list signal; a convertor circuit operable to generate received categorized item list data in accordance with the received item list signal; and a human user interface operable to generate a human readable display representative of the categorized item list information in accordance with the received categorized item list data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of automated compiling and generating categorized item list information, the method comprising:
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receiving, by a data input of a portable device from an associated user during each of a plurality of transactions, first input specifying a corresponding plurality of user-selected items; storing in a data storage of the portable device received assortment data corresponding to each of the plurality of user-selected items, and category data representative of item categories assigned to each of the plurality of items included in the assortment data; receiving, by a user input of the portable device a list generation instruction; responsive to the list generation instruction, compiling by a list generator of the portable device the plurality of user selected items specified during each of the plurality of transactions and to generate categorized item list information representative of each of the user selected items categorized in accordance with the assigned category such that at least two of the user-selected items are listed contiguously and associatively with a corresponding category; selectively generating by a signal generating circuit of the portable device an item list signal representative of the categorized item list information; selectively receiving the item list signal by a signal receiving circuit of a kiosk device in operative communication with the signal generating circuit of the portable device; generating received categorized item list data by a convertor circuit of the kiosk device in accordance with the received item list signal; and generating, by a human user interface of the kiosk device a human readable display representative of the categorized item list information in accordance with the received categorized item list data. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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