Retail signage management system
First Claim
1. A mobile retail signage management system, comprising:
- a) a communication device capable of transmitting a specific location for which a corresponding sign needs to be positioned at the specific location;
b) a portable workstation including a product database that associates product information with the specific location transmitted from the communication device, wherein the product information includes display information for a corresponding sign positioned at the specific location;
c) a means for communicating from the portable workstation to the communication device as the portable workstation comes within communication range of the communication device, wherein the communication range corresponds to the near vicinity of the portable workstation with respect to the communication device;
d) a sign writer for imaging the corresponding sign in real-time, in the near vicinity of the specific location;
e) a means for alerting a clerk that the corresponding sign needs to be imaged and positioned at the specific location; and
f) a computer network communicatively connectable to the portable workstation for updating the product database.
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Abstract
A mobile retail signage management system includes a communication device capable of transmitting a specific location for which a corresponding sign needs to be positioned at the specific location; a portable workstation including a product database that associates product information with the specific location, wherein the product information includes display information for a corresponding sign positioned at the location. Moreover, the portable workstation communicates to the communication device as the portable workstation comes within the communication range of the communication device, wherein the communication range corresponds to the near vicinity of the portable workstation with respect to the communication device. A sign writer for imaging the corresponding sign in real-time, in the near vicinity of the specific location; and a computer network for updating the database are provided. Additionally a clerk is alerted that the corresponding sign needs to be imaged and positioned at the specific location.
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48 Claims
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1. A mobile retail signage management system, comprising:
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a) a communication device capable of transmitting a specific location for which a corresponding sign needs to be positioned at the specific location;
b) a portable workstation including a product database that associates product information with the specific location transmitted from the communication device, wherein the product information includes display information for a corresponding sign positioned at the specific location;
c) a means for communicating from the portable workstation to the communication device as the portable workstation comes within communication range of the communication device, wherein the communication range corresponds to the near vicinity of the portable workstation with respect to the communication device;
d) a sign writer for imaging the corresponding sign in real-time, in the near vicinity of the specific location;
e) a means for alerting a clerk that the corresponding sign needs to be imaged and positioned at the specific location; and
f) a computer network communicatively connectable to the portable workstation for updating the product database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 47)
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23. A method for dynamically altering, in real-time, a retail sign at a specific location using a portable workstation that communicates with a communication device at the specific location, comprising the steps of:
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a) updating a product database within the portable workstation via a computer network communicatively connectable to the portable workstation;
b) communicating from the portable workstation to the communication device as the portable workstation comes within communication range of the communication device, wherein the communication range corresponds to the near vicinity of the portable workstation with respect to the communication device;
c) transmitting the specific location from the communication device for which a corresponding sign needs to be positioned at the specific location to the portable workstation;
d) associating product information with the specific location transmitted from the communication device, wherein the product information includes display information for the corresponding sign positioned at the specific location;
e) alerting a clerk that the corresponding sign needs to be imaged and positioned at the specific location; and
f) imaging the corresponding sign in real-time, in the near vicinity of the specific location. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 48)
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