Store product aisle locator system and method
First Claim
1. A system for assisting a shopper, comprising:
- a system console having a processor, said system console residing in a store and communicating with a store computer, wherein said store computer includes a store database for tracking inventory as part of an existing inventory management system used by a store;
a means for inputting a name of at least one product into said system console; and
,a means for outputting to said shopper product location information including an aisle number associated with said product retrieved, via said processor, from said existing inventory management system, wherein said shopper is directed to said aisle number without the need for radio-frequency identification tags specific to said product.
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Abstract
A system and method for assisting a shopper in locating a product based on aisle number. A system console having a processor is network with a store computer, wherein the store computer includes a store database for tracking inventory as part of an existing inventory management system used by a store. The customer is allowed to input product information into the system console, wherein the product information includes a name of a product. The aisle number associated with the product is outputted to the customer such that the customer can proceed directly to an aisle at which the product is stored, thereby bypassing the need for radio-frequency identification tags specific to the product.
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10 Claims
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1. A system for assisting a shopper, comprising:
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a system console having a processor, said system console residing in a store and communicating with a store computer, wherein said store computer includes a store database for tracking inventory as part of an existing inventory management system used by a store; a means for inputting a name of at least one product into said system console; and
,a means for outputting to said shopper product location information including an aisle number associated with said product retrieved, via said processor, from said existing inventory management system, wherein said shopper is directed to said aisle number without the need for radio-frequency identification tags specific to said product. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method for assisting a shopper, comprising the steps of:
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networking a system console having a processor with a store computer, wherein said store computer includes a store database for tracking inventory as part of an existing inventory management system used by a store; allowing a customer to input product information into said system console, wherein said product information includes a name of a product; outputting to said customer, via said system console, an aisle number associated with said product such that said customer can proceed directly to an aisle at which said product is stored thereby bypassing the need for radio-frequency identification tags specific to said product. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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