Marketing system
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1. A marketing apparatus comprising:
- a housing having a face including a bottom, having opposite edges including generally semi-tubular portions that are at least partially columnar, the opposite edges including upper ends, and the housing having a downwardly facing arcuate semi-tubular portion extending between the upper ends of the opposite edges;
a display supported by the housing;
an aromator supported by the housing and selectively emitting an aroma; and
a sensor supported by the housing and triggering the display in response to sensing presence of a person spaced apart from but proximate the housing.
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A marketing apparatus comprising a housing having the appearance of an antique jukebox; a display supported by the housing; an aromator supported by the housing and selectively emitting an aroma; and a sensor supported by the housing and triggering the display in response to sensing presence of a person spaced apart from but proximate the housing.
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20 Claims
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1. A marketing apparatus comprising:
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a housing having a face including a bottom, having opposite edges including generally semi-tubular portions that are at least partially columnar, the opposite edges including upper ends, and the housing having a downwardly facing arcuate semi-tubular portion extending between the upper ends of the opposite edges; a display supported by the housing; an aromator supported by the housing and selectively emitting an aroma; and a sensor supported by the housing and triggering the display in response to sensing presence of a person spaced apart from but proximate the housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A marketing apparatus comprising:
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a housing including a downwardly directed multi-color arch; a display supported by the housing; a video player connected to the display; a motion sensor supported by the housing and triggering the video player and display in response to motion being sensed; and a popcorn popper supported by the housing and including a translucent popping chamber, the housing including a window facing the popping chamber. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A marketing apparatus comprising:
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a housing; a display supported by the housing; a video player connected to the display; a motion sensor supported by the housing and triggering the video player and display in response to motion being sensed; a popcorn popper supported by the housing and including a translucent popping chamber, the housing including a window facing the popping chamber; and a payment receptacle, and wherein popping of popcorn is initiated in response to payment being received by the payment receptacle;
wherein a few sacrificial kernels of popcorn are periodically popped, regardless of whether payment has been inserted in the payment receptacle to produce the aroma of popcorn to attract passing people.
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20. A marketing apparatus comprising:
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a housing; a display supported by the housing; a video player connected to the display, the sensor triggering the video player in response to sensing presence of a person; an aromator supported by the housing and selectively emitting an aroma; and a sensor supported by the housing and triggering the display in response to sensing presence of a person spaced apart from but proximate the housing.
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