Shopping cart
First Claim
1. A shopping list display system for use in a store comprising:
- means for receiving data corresponding to a shopping list;
first database means for identifying a location in said store for each item in said shopping list;
means, in communication with said receiving means and said first database means, for organizing said shopping list in order of the location of the items on the list; and
means, in communication with said organizing means, for displaying a list of items from said shopping list in order of location as provided by said organizing means.
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Abstract
A shopping display system for organizing a shopping list in accordance with the locations of products in a store and for displaying promotions in response to a product being scanned by a product scanner. The shopping list may be generated with the assistance of a cash register tape bearing the product bar codes associated with the purchased products. The product scanner is mounted on a shopping cart so that promotions are issued in response to the products while the shopper is in the middle of the shopping visit. This system includes a display mounted on the shopping cart and a product code scanner. The system may also be provided with a disk drive, keypad and wireless communications.
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22 Claims
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1. A shopping list display system for use in a store comprising:
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means for receiving data corresponding to a shopping list; first database means for identifying a location in said store for each item in said shopping list; means, in communication with said receiving means and said first database means, for organizing said shopping list in order of the location of the items on the list; and means, in communication with said organizing means, for displaying a list of items from said shopping list in order of location as provided by said organizing means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A shopping cart merchandising system comprising:
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a shopping cart; a programmable display mounted on said shopping cart; means for controlling said display; a product code scanner; means, in communication with said controlling means and said scanner, for providing a merchandise promotion in response to a product code scanned by said product scanner, said merchandise promotion including a discount offer displayed on said display by said controlling means; and user activated means for inputting a response into said merchandising system such that the discount offer may be accepted. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. A shopping cart merchandising system comprising:
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a shopping cart; a programmable display mounted on said shopping cart; means for controlling said display; a product code scanner; and means, in communication with said controlling means and said scanner, for providing a merchandise promotion in response to a product code scanned by said product scanner, said merchandise promotion including a discount offer displayed on said display by said controlling means, wherein the discount offer is for a product complementary to the product corresponding to the product code scanned.
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17. A shopping cart merchandising system comprising:
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a shopping cart; a programmable display mounted on said shopping cart; means for controlling said display; a product code scanner; and means, in communication with said controlling means and said scanner, for providing a merchandise promotion in response to a product code scanned by said product scanner, said merchandise promotion being displayed on said display by said controlling means and including a discount offer for additional purchases of the product corresponding to the product code scanned.
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18. A shopping cart merchandising system comprising:
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a shopping cart; a programmable display mounted on said shopping cart; means for controlling said display; a product code scanner; means, in communication with said controlling means and said scanner, for providing a merchandise promotion in response to a product code scanned by said product scanner, said merchandise promotion being displayed on said display by said controlling means; and wireless communication means for receiving a revised merchandise promotion to be provided by said providing means in response to a product code scanned by said product scanner.
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19. A method for generating a shopping list comprising:
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purchasing goods during a first shopping trip to a store; printing a receipt listing the goods purchased and bar codes corresponding to the good purchased; scanning the bar codes of selected goods on said receipt for a second shopping trip; storing a list of products identified by said scanned bar codes. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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