Shopping cart mounted portable data collection device with tethered dataform reader
First Claim
1. A system for building shopping list information comprising:
- a remote communicator means adapted for remote data interchange with an associated base unit;
a remote processor means for communicating product data to the base unit;
a user interface adapted for selectively receiving product data representative of a product selected for purchase;
a memory adapted for storing product data received by the user interface; and
a wide-area network adapted to carry product data between the remote communicator and the associated base unit.
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Abstract
A system for acquiring shopping list information includes a user terminal and a base unit in selective data communication via a wide-area network, such as the global Internet, common data carrier or a modulated wave propagating over a public utility. The user terminal includes a bar code scanner for getting Uniform Product Code information from a product container or from a manufacturer'"'"'s coupon. The user compiles, via the user terminal, a shopping list database by scanning previously obtained products, manufacturers coupons, or using direct user input via an interface such as a keyboard or mouse. Once compiled, the database is selectively transmitted to a base unit situated at a retailer via the wide-area network.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for building shopping list information comprising:
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a remote communicator means adapted for remote data interchange with an associated base unit; a remote processor means for communicating product data to the base unit; a user interface adapted for selectively receiving product data representative of a product selected for purchase; a memory adapted for storing product data received by the user interface; and a wide-area network adapted to carry product data between the remote communicator and the associated base unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of building shopping list information comprising:
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selectively completing remote data interchange of product data between a remote communicator and an associated, distant base unit; selectively receiving product data representative of a product selected for purchase; storing product data received in an associated memory; and communicating product data between the remote communicator and the associated base unit via a wide-area network. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for building shopping list information comprising:
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a portable data terminal including, a remote communicator means adapted for remote data interchange with an associated base unit, a remote processor means for communicating product data to the base unit, a user interface, including a bar code scanner, adapted for selectively receiving product data, inclusive of at least one of package data and coupon data, representative of a product selected for purchase, and a memory adapted for storing product data received by the user interface, means for forming a database inclusive of the product data; and a base unit adapted to receive product data from the remote communicator via a wide-area network. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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