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Point-of-sale server and method

  • US 6,993,498 B1
  • Filed: 07/26/1999
  • Issued: 01/31/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/15/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A system for automatically adjusting the price of a product to respond to market conditions, the system comprising:

  • an electronic cash register located in a store;

    a bar code scanner connected to the electronic cash register for detecting Uniform Product Codes of items purchased in a retail store;

    a printer connected to the electronic cash register for printing a description of the purchased items and associated prices;

    a first wedge disposed between the bar code scanner and the electronic cash register for providing the Uniform Product Codes of the purchased items to the Internet;

    a second wedge disposed between the electronic cash register and the printer for providing the associated prices of the purchased items to the Internet;

    a remote computer connected to the Internet, the computer comprising a processor, a storage medium connected to the processor, and a computer program stored on the storage medium, the remote computer located remote from the store in which the electronic cash register is located;

    an electronic price tag for displaying the price of a product, the electronic price tag located in the retail store proximate the first item;

    a communication link connecting the electronic price tag to the Internet; and

    wherein the computer program is operable when executed on the processor to initiate transmission of a signal indicative of a new price for the product over the Internet for receipt by the communication link.

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