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Method of delaying availability of price changes to checkout terminals following EPL price changes

  • US 5,988,498 A
  • Filed: 06/25/1997
  • Issued: 11/23/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/25/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of delaying replacement of a first price of an item with a second price of a item in a price file following a change in price displayed by an electronic price label (EPL) comprising the steps of:

  • storing a first time associated with the change in price displayed by the EPL;

    providing a price change file for changing the first price to the second price;

    reading the price change file to obtain a delay period;

    determining whether a current time is later than the first time plus the delay period; and

    executing the price change file if the current time is later than the first time plus the delay period to replace the first price with the second price.

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