Media enabled shopping cart system with point of sale identification and method
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1. A media enhanced shopping cart system, comprising:
- a shopping cart comprising a frame, a basket, a handle, a base tray, a modular computing device, a display, and a plurality of wheels,an inventory component affixed to the shopping cart for determining an inventory contained by the shopping cart;
an identification component for associating a unique identity of the shopping cart;
a locationing component for determining a location of the shopping cart;
a database comprising data related to advertisements;
a correlation component of the modular computing device operably coupled to the inventory component, the locationing component, the database and the display, for;
(i) correlating the inventory contained by the shopping cart with the unique identity of the shopping cart as the inventory is updated over the course of a shopping trip, and(ii) selecting a plurality of advertisements from the database based on the correlation between the inventory and the unique identity of the shopping cart;
the modular computing device further configured to select at least one advertisement from the selected plurality of advertisements based on the location of the cart; and
the display further configured to display the selected at least one advertisement.
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Abstract
A media enhanced shopping cart system comprises a shopping cart comprising a frame, a basket, a handle, a base tray, and a plurality of wheels, an inventory component for determining an inventory contained by the shopping cart, an identification component for associating a unique identity of the shopping cart, a correlation component of a modular computing device for correlating the inventory contained by the shopping cart with the unique identity of the shopping cart, and a communication component for conveying to a retailer system the correlation between the inventory and the unique identity of the shopping cart.
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1. A media enhanced shopping cart system, comprising:
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a shopping cart comprising a frame, a basket, a handle, a base tray, a modular computing device, a display, and a plurality of wheels, an inventory component affixed to the shopping cart for determining an inventory contained by the shopping cart; an identification component for associating a unique identity of the shopping cart; a locationing component for determining a location of the shopping cart; a database comprising data related to advertisements; a correlation component of the modular computing device operably coupled to the inventory component, the locationing component, the database and the display, for; (i) correlating the inventory contained by the shopping cart with the unique identity of the shopping cart as the inventory is updated over the course of a shopping trip, and (ii) selecting a plurality of advertisements from the database based on the correlation between the inventory and the unique identity of the shopping cart; the modular computing device further configured to select at least one advertisement from the selected plurality of advertisements based on the location of the cart; and the display further configured to display the selected at least one advertisement. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method, comprising:
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associating a unique identity with a shopping cart; determining an inventory of a shopping cart by an inventory component affixed to the shopping cart; providing a correlation component of a modular computing device operably coupled to an inventory component, a locationing component, a display and a database compromising data related to advertisements, for; (i) correlating the inventory contained by the shopping cart with the unique identity of the shopping cart as the inventory is updated over the course of a shopping trip, and (ii) selecting a plurality of advertisements from the database based on the correlation between the inventory and the unique identity of the shopping cart; selecting at least one advertisement from the selected plurality of advertisements based on the location of the cart; and displaying the selected at least one advertisement on a display. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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