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Methods and systems for providing personalized information to users in a commercial establishment

  • US 7,856,368 B2
  • Filed: 04/06/2001
  • Issued: 12/21/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/06/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for providing personalized information to a user in a commercial establishment, the system comprising:

  • at least one database storing information related to a user;

    a plurality of portable display units located in a commercial establishment for use by a plurality of users in a commercial establishment, each portable display unit of the plurality of portable display units having a unique identifier, and each portable display unit comprising a transceiver, a memory device, a user interface, a display screen, a microprocessor, and at least one program executable by the microprocessor to enable receiving, storing and displaying of information to a user in a commercial establishment, wherein a user activates a portable display unit of the plurality of portable display units to operate in a commercial establishment by providing identifying information;

    a location tracking system to determine a location of the activated portable display unit in a commercial establishment;

    a server computer, the server computer being in communication with the location tracking system and the at least one database and the server computer being configured to generate personalized information for a user in a commercial establishment based on the location of the activated portable display unit and the information related to a user stored in the at least one database; and

    at least one transceiver in communication with the server computer for transmitting the personalized information generated by the server computer to the activated portable display unit.

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