Method, System, and Apparatus for Providing Product Data

• US 20180065378A1
• Filed: 09/05/2014
• Published: 03/08/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 09/06/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Avery Dennison Retail Information Services LLC (Avery Dennison Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Avery Dennison Corporation
• Inventors: Pursel, Lin, Jooste, Jeffrey P., Tekinceer, Kaan
• Granted Patent: US 10,744,793 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: B41J 3/4075 Tape printers; Label printers
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/048 Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/1092 sensing by means of TV-scanning
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0207 Discounts or incentives, e.g. coupons or rebates
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0283 Price estimation or determination
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/125 involving control of end-device applications over a network

Abstract

An apparatus, application, and method for transmitting, receiving and providing data. One exemplary embodiment includes an apparatus with a handheld printer. The handheld printer may contain a base, a core, and a crown. The crown may contain a scanner and a printer. A further embodiment allows for a mobile device application may contain the date of the markdown, the description of the inventory, and a status of the markdown. The method may include an employee receiving information through communication with the handheld device, connecting the application with the handheld printer, and scanning the marked down item. The method may include a new tag that may be printed from the handheld printer.

Claims

1. A system for providing product markdown data, comprising:

a mobile device, having an interface with a display,

the display including markdown product markdown information;

a scanner for reading product information associated with a particular product, the scanner connected to the mobile device, the scanner further having a printer to print a label;

wherein the scanner is print enabled to product the label with product markdown information received from the mobile device.

2. The application of claim 1, wherein the interface shows a date.

3. The application of claim 2, wherein the date is associated with a set of unique identification codes.

4. The application of claim 1, wherein the interface shows a number of records.

5. The application of claim 1, wherein the interface shows a total number of selected markdowns.

6. The application of claim 1, wherein the interface has a power indicator.

7. The application of claim 1, further comprising information provided on the display showing a quantity of product expected to be marked down versus an amount of product which has been scanned.

8. The application of claim 1, further comprising a description of a markdown item.

9. A method of providing markdown data for a consumer product good, comprising the steps of:

providing a handheld device having a handheld device application and the application has an interface;

providing an item with a tag;

logging into the application on the handheld device;

scanning the tag;

retrieving information related to the item based on information scanned from the tag;

obtaining markdown information from a mobile device connected to a network, the mobile device is separate from the handheld device;

printing a new label based on the markdown information; and

placing the new label on the tag to reference new pricing information.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the handheld device includes a printer.

11. A method of sharing information between a handheld printer and handheld device application, comprising the steps of:

providing a handheld device having a handheld device application having an interface;

providing an item having a tag;

retrieving information relating to the item from a network;

scanning the tag associated with the time with the handheld device;

communicating with a host through the network;

looking up information for the item;

producing a label with new item information based on the step of looking up information for the item.

12. The method of claim 11,wherein the handheld device includes a printer.

13. The method of claim 11 further comprising placing the label on the item.

14. The method of claim 11 wherein the handheld device comprises:

a base portion;

a core which serves as a handle, the core is connected to a crown having a control panel; and

wherein the handheld device includes a printer and user interface.