| 7039580 |
Method, system, article of manufacture, and propagated signal for electronically ordering photographic prints and gifts from photos |
| May-2-2006 |
A method, system, article of manufacture, and propagated signal which provides an easy and flexible way for consumers to print digital photographs received and processed from a variety of different sources... |
| 7035818 |
System and method for electronic inventory |
| Apr-25-2006 |
A system and method for conducting an inventory of tags, wherein each tag is assigned a Tag ID and a manufacturer number. Each tag can be attached to an item to take inventory of those items. A tag reader... |
| 7035814 |
Method for delivering a product to a register according to a tracked location of a mobile device |
| Apr-25-2006 |
A method for providing sales support includes issuing a customer a mobile device and a corresponding identification, wherein the mobile device issues an electronic service request including a customer... |
| 7034679 |
System and method for enhancing security at a self-checkout station |
| Apr-25-2006 |
A system controls security devices to enhance the security of self-checkout stations. The system includes security agent applications executing in the terminals of a plurality of self-checkout stations.... |
| 7016862 |
Method for enhancing security and providing assistance in the operation of a self-service checkout terminal |
| Mar-21-2006 |
A method of providing security during operation of a self-service checkout terminal includes the step of creating a transaction table which includes a plurality of records corresponding respectively to... |
| 6990473 |
Information management system |
| Jan-24-2006 |
One or a plurality of commodities are placed in a commodity exhibition shelf (8). Information peculiar to any commodity is read using an input device (2) under the control of a control device... |
| 6982388 |
Food product scale with customer voice prompting and related methods |
| Jan-3-2006 |
A food product scale system includes a customer detecting functionality and a voice functionality for outputting one or more audible voice messages when a customer is detected. When a customer is at a... |
| 6961709 |
System and method of managing inventory |
| Nov-1-2005 |
An inventory management system and method which wirelessly interrogate product labels to determine inventory. The system includes an electronic price label system including electronic displays which display... |
| 6912277 |
Assigning telecommunications services to matchable classes |
| Jun-28-2005 |
A telecommunications services exchange that assigns telecommunications services to a relatively small number of tagged classes based on the values of certain parameters characterizing these services is... |
| 6910697 |
Shopping cart that enables self-checkout |
| Jun-28-2005 |
Apparatus that assist a shopper during his visit to a merchant store. In one embodiment in the form of a shopping cart, the invention enables a shopper to check himself out of the merchant store. The shopping... |
| 6904425 |
Method and system for inquiring product exportation |
| Jun-7-2005 |
A method and system for inquiring product exportation are proposed, for allowing a user at a terminal device to inquire associated data relating to product exportation on a browser of the terminal device... |
| 6901416 |
Method and system for estimating exportation time |
| May-31-2005 |
A method and system for estimating exportation time are proposed, for connecting a manufacturer through a network to a system for estimating exportation time, wherein the system estimates product exportation... |
| 6892183 |
Method and apparatus for generating an item menu for use during operation of a self-service checkout terminal |
| May-10-2005 |
A method of displaying an item name having a first word, a second word, and a third word on an item list of an item selection menu of a retail terminal includes the step of displaying a first version of... |
| 6877032 |
Launching a web site using a portable scanner |
| Apr-5-2005 |
A method for a user to access information on a network. Information from a machine recognizable code (MRC) (1606) is extracted at a user location, which MRC (1606) has associated therewith routing information... |
| 6868433 |
Input device having positional and scanning capabilities |
| Mar-15-2005 |
A multi-purpose input device (2500) for providing conventional positional tracking, and one or more read capabilities for automatically connecting a user PC (302) to remote node. In one embodiment, a user... |
| 6866194 |
Systems and methods for inventory management |
| Mar-15-2005 |
A veterinary inventory management system is disclosed which includes a computer, a scanning device capable of interfacing to the computer, at least one printer capable of interfacing to the computer, and... |
| 6854656 |
Self-scanning system with enhanced features |
| Feb-15-2005 |
A self-scanning system including a mobile personal shopping terminal having enhanced features. A bar code scanner coupled to the terminal is disabled for a period of time after a scanning activity to prevent... |
| 6842740 |
Method for providing automatic payment when making duplicates of copyrighted material |
| Jan-11-2005 |
A method and system for providing payment when duplicating a document containing copyrighted material, comprising the steps of: locating and electronically reading a billing mark, if it exists, on a document... |
| 6834268 |
Method and apparatus for efficient handling of product return transactions |
| Dec-21-2004 |
A method and apparatus for efficient handling of product returns to reduce associated costs. A computer system at a regional product return center scans a returned product for identifying information,... |
| 6769018 |
System and method for providing easy access to the world wide web |
| Jul-27-2004 |
A system for quickly and easily accessing preselected desired addresses or URLs on the Internet is disclosed in which a unique jump code for a particular desired address is published by printing it in... |
| 6764009 |
Method for tagged bar code data interchange |
| Jul-20-2004 |
A method of tagged bar code data interchange includes creating electronic and/or printed documents with tagged bar coded information, capturing and decoding the tagged bar coded information, caching the... |
| 6762681 |
Zoneless order fulfillment system with picker identification |
| Jul-13-2004 |
An identification arrangement for an order fulfillment system includes an identification input associated with each location in an order fulfillment system at which items are handled, such as by removal... |
| 6745933 |
Method for providing a pre-security depository |
| Jun-8-2004 |
A method for providing a pre-security deposit for an article and a selection station to aid in the method. The method comprises utilizing a selection station having a secure depository bin located in it... |
| 6741968 |
Method for processing information through a clearinghouse |
| May-25-2004 |
A method for processing information through a clearinghouse wherein a rewards provider (2402) assembles the reward program information and forwards it to a store chain central office (2404) for implementation.... |
| 6726094 |
Method and apparatus for multiple format image capture for use in retail transactions |
| Apr-27-2004 |
A customer self-service terminal for use in conducting retail transactions. The terminal includes a camera having multi-mode image capability. When a customer wishes to conduct a transaction, the camera... |
| 6694356 |
Remote control having an optical indicia reader |
| Feb-17-2004 |
A method for a user to access information on a network (306). A remote control device (3700) is provided operating in a first and control mode with internally generated control commands and in a second... |
| 6674416 |
Small-sized sensor |
| Jan-6-2004 |
A photoelectric sensor 11 has a level display unit (28). The level display unit (28) is constituted by arranging a plurality of 7-segment indicators (33). The 7-segment indicators (33) are partially constituted... |
| 6669832 |
Electronic transaction system |
| Dec-30-2003 |
A request for a commodity that each office in an organization needs is sent from a terminal in the office to a general affairs service center in the organization. The request is then sent to a VAN center... |
| 6668293 |
Auto-registration of scanner |
| Dec-23-2003 |
An auto-registration method for scanners. The method includes implanting a serial number into a scanner. When the scanner operates, the serial number is automatically retrieved. If the scanner is linked... |
| 6631404 |
Method and system for conducting a contest using a network |
| Oct-7-2003 |
A method for conducting a contest using a network. A selected article of commerce is identified to a plurality of users remotely disposed at user locations on the network which bears an indicia encoding... |
| 6625580 |
Wireless order and delivery system |
| Sep-23-2003 |
A store system has a goods display area for displaying samples of goods, and a goods storage for stocking the goods to be handed, whereby a waiting time till the goods are received is reduced. A customer... |
| 6611623 |
Information processing apparatus, an information processing method and a medium |
| Aug-26-2003 |
Information processing apparatus and method in which an objective image is acquired, and indentification information corresponding to specific image pattern is recognized from the objective image. It is... |
| 6598791 |
Self-checkout system and method including item buffer for item security verification |
| Jul-29-2003 |
A self-checkout system for a retail establishment that allows a customer to checkout multiple items having respective identification codes, the system includes a computer having memory with a buffer, an... |
| 6549891 |
Method for managing inventory |
| Apr-15-2003 |
A method and apparatus for managing inventory in a distressed inventory warehouse with the aid of a programmable computer is disclosed. The method and apparatus provides for the complete automation of... |
| 6542874 |
Method and apparatus for selling subscriptions to periodicals in a retail environment |
| Apr-1-2003 |
A retail subscription system receives one or more subscription cards indicating that subscriptions to periodicals were sold. The retail subscription system verifies the subscriptions by reference to its... |
| 6533173 |
Product Locator and Price checking system |
| Mar-18-2003 |
A product locator system to permit a user of a first computer to received data stored in a second computer. The data stored in the second computer relates to the location of products and in addition may... |
| 6522772 |
Self-service checkout terminal having a biometric sensing device for verifying identity of a user and associated method |
| Feb-18-2003 |
A self-service checkout terminal includes an input device for receiving a user reported identity code associated with a user of the checkout terminal and a biometric sensing device for detecting a biometric... |
| 6516302 |
Method and system for accumulating marginal discounts and applying an associated incentive upon achieving one of a plurality of thresholds |
| Feb-4-2003 |
A method for customer promotion includes sequentially receiving signals indicative of respective bar codes of a plurality of items in a customer order. The price of each item is accumulated. A marginal... |
| 6512919 |
Electronic shopping system utilizing a program downloadable wireless videophone |
| Jan-28-2003 |
An electronic shopping system facilitates purchase transactions via a wireless videophone. A purchase transaction program is downloaded from the seller's server to a purchaser's wireless videophone via... |
| 6501854 |
Information processing apparatus, an information processing method and a medium |
| Dec-31-2002 |
Disclosed herein is an information processing apparatus comprising: an image acquiring means for acquiring an objective image; an identification information recognizing means for recognizing, of the objective... |
| 6496805 |
Method of temporarily displaying information by an electronic price label |
| Dec-17-2002 |
A method of temporarily displaying information by an electronic price label which avoids resending previously-displayed information. The method implemented by the electronic price label includes receiving... |
| 6488207 |
Bar code reader, scaling device and scaling method |
| Dec-3-2002 |
A bar code reader includes bar code processing units (10, 11) for generating a bright/dark pattern forming a bar code (40) by optically scanning a bar code forming surface of an object (4), converting... |
| 6471125 |
Method of tracking produce selection data |
| Oct-29-2002 |
A method of tracking produce selection data which minimizes fraud. The method includes the steps of receiving produce identification information, including a number of possible candidates, displaying the... |
| 6457038 |
Wide area network operation's center that sends and receives data from vending machines |
| Sep-24-2002 |
A remote data acquisition and transmission system and method are disclosed. A plurality of application controllers are interfaced with remote equipment from which operation data is acquired by the application... |
| 6418441 |
Methods and apparatus for disseminating product information via the internet using universal product codes |
| Jul-9-2002 |
Methods and apparatus for disseminating over the Internet product information produced and maintained by product manufacturers using existing universal product codes (bar codes) as access keys. A cross-referencing... |
| 6384348 |
Packing error detecting system |
| May-7-2002 |
The information of sales items is transmitted from a cash register 1 to a sensing device 2 and stored in a sales items memory 26. In the sensing device 2, a commodities information memory 25 stores the... |
| 6370515 |
Bulk terminal automation system |
| Apr-9-2002 |
A bulk terminal automation system for automating and coordinating delivery operations of bulk shipping terminals. Data entry relating to customer transport requests, and driver and vehicle access data... |
| 6363355 |
Method and apparatus for operating a self-service checkout system having a number of retail terminals associated therewith |
| Mar-26-2002 |
A method of operating a self-service checkout system which includes a base having a scanner secured thereto includes the step of securing an itemization-only retail terminal to the base. The method also... |
| 6360209 |
Credit card billing method and system |
| Mar-19-2002 |
An improved credit card billing method and system is disclosed which permits multiple items purchased as part of a single transaction or order to be separately billed on a credit card in accordance with... |
| 6345090 |
Conditional purchase offer management system for telephone calls |
| Feb-5-2002 |
A conditional purchase offer (CPO) management system is disclosed for receiving and processing CPOs for telephone calls from calling parties. The CPO management system processes the CPO to determine whether... |
