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Intelligent shopping cart system having cart position determining capability

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  • US 5,287,266 A
  • Filed: 04/12/1993
  • Issued: 02/15/1994
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/21/1987
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A system for determining the position of a shopping cart within a retail establishment comprising:

  • means at a first location in said retail establishment for spontaneously transmitting a position signal;

    means associated with said shopping cart for receiving said position signal;

    means for generating positional data from said position signal, wherein said positional data are representative of the position of said shopping cart within said retail establishment;

    means for storing said positional data; and

    means for analyzing said stored positional data to determine the path taken by said shopping cart within said retail establishment.

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