| 6021395 |
System and method of managing displayed message priorities in an EPL system |
| Feb-1-2000 |
A system and method of managing displayed message priorities in an electronic price label (EPL) system through a data file containing message records including message priorities for each EPL. The system... |
| 6012834 |
Apparatus and method for automatic self-adapting control of sales and adjustment of prices to market movements in an automatic vending machine |
| Jan-11-2000 |
A description is given of an electronic auction machine, which reacts to changing sales conditions with appropriately adjusted machine prices. For existing automatic vending machines restocking is based... |
| 6012040 |
EPL price change verification system and method |
| Jan-4-2000 |
A price change verification system and method for an electronic price label (EPL) system which verifies that price changes have been implemented by associated EPLs. A storage medium contains a record associated... |
| 6009538 |
System and method of reporting a status of another system through an electronic price label system |
| Dec-28-1999 |
A system and method of reporting a status of another system through an electronic price label (EPL). The system includes the EPL and a computer coupled to the EPL which monitors the status of the second... |
| 6009413 |
System for real time shopping |
| Dec-28-1999 |
A system is disclosed in which a user's personal computer may access a variety of information regarding products and services, through a computer network, in real time. The computer network collects product/service... |
| 6006192 |
Method for production planning in an uncertain demand environment |
| Dec-21-1999 |
A decision-making method suitable for production planning in an uncertain demand environment. To this end, the method comprises combining an implosion technology with a scenario-based analysis, thus manifesting,... |
| 5999913 |
Electronic price label system which displays prices in multiple currencies |
| Dec-7-1999 |
An electronic price label (EPL) system which is capable of displaying price information in terms of a plurality of different currencies. The system includes an EPL and a computer. The EPL includes a display,... |
| 5988498 |
Method of delaying availability of price changes to checkout terminals following EPL price changes |
| Nov-23-1999 |
A system and method of delaying availability of a price change to checkout terminals following a change in price displayed by an electronic price label (EPL) which minimizes server overhead required to... |
| 5987428 |
Method and apparatus for checking out non-barcoded items at a checkout station |
| Nov-16-1999 |
A method and apparatus for checking out an item to be weighed through a checkout station. The method includes the steps of sensing when the item is positioned on a scale, and displaying a visual indication... |
| 5987427 |
Electronic price label system including groups of electronic price labels and method of managing the groups |
| Nov-16-1999 |
An electronic price label (EPL) system including groups of electronic price labels and method of managing the groups which facilitate group definition, assignment of EPLs to groups, assignment of items... |
| 5987425 |
Variable margin pricing system |
| Nov-16-1999 |
A variable margin pricing system and method that generates retail prices based on customer price sensitivity. Products are grouped into pools from a first pool for most price sensitive products to a last... |
| 5978772 |
Merchandise checkout system |
| Nov-2-1999 |
A merchandise checkout system in which a first scanning device is brought into service at peak times to scan the bar codes of checkout items held by waiting customers in a checkout lane. Each first scanning... |
| 5970470 |
System and method for establishing and managing subscription purchase agreements including commitments to purchase goods over time at agreed upon prices |
| Oct-19-1999 |
A system and process for distributing a product in accordance with a subscription purchase agreement that includes the establishment by a customer of an account with a seller of a product, the assignment... |
| 5969317 |
Price determination system and method using digitized gray-scale image recognition and price-lookup files |
| Oct-19-1999 |
An item recognition system and method which is particularly suited for automating entry of items too small to carry readable bar code labels. The system includes a camera which digitizes the image to produce... |
| 5963133 |
Electronic tag |
| Oct-5-1999 |
An electronic tag comprising a controller having a microprocessor, RAM, ROM, line drivers and receivers to interface with a main computer terminal. The electronic tag also has a plurality of switches that... |
| 5943654 |
Method of displaying promotional messages by electronic price labels |
| Aug-24-1999 |
A method of assigning a promotional message to an electronic price label (EPL) which uses a promotional indicator in a price file to access a promotional message in a promotional message data file. The... |
| 5933813 |
Sales promotion data processor system and interactive changeable display particularly useful therein |
| Aug-3-1999 |
A data processor system for promoting sales of products includes price storage devices for storing basic price information; criteria storage devices for storing predetermined criteria to be used in determining... |
| 5930770 |
Portable computer and printer for tracking inventory |
| Jul-27-1999 |
The present invention relates to an inventory control system (10) comprising: a portable computer (12) having a portable computer stylus (12E) which has at least one portable computer stylus button (12EB).... |
| 5926795 |
System and apparatus for dispensing coupons having selectively printed borders around preferred products |
| Jul-20-1999 |
Apparatus and a corresponding method for creating a coupon or other like incentive in response to a transaction. A record pertaining to the details of the transaction is examined to determine whether the... |
| 5926797 |
Method of assigning electronic price labels to groups of price lookup file items |
| Jul-20-1999 |
A method of assigning electronic price labels (EPLs) to groups of price look-up file items which is based upon the price change frequencies of the items in the groups. The items are divided into a plurality... |
| 5918219 |
System and method for estimating construction project costs and schedules based on historical data |
| Jun-29-1999 |
A distinctive estimating method using a concise depiction, organization, and presentation of time, related to the number of items accomplished, to produce a Historical Data Block of information, that is... |
| 5918211 |
Method and apparatus for promoting products and influencing consumer purchasing decisions at the point-of-purchase |
| Jun-29-1999 |
A system and method for influencing and potentially altering a consumer's purchase decisions at the point-of-purchase in a retail store using a portable bar code scanner that is in constant wireless communication... |
| 5918212 |
Electronic price label price synchronization system and method |
| Jun-29-1999 |
An electronic price label (EPL) price synchronization system and method which increase price reliability while conserving system bandwidth. A storage medium contains an audit file containing scheduled... |
| 5914878 |
Raw materials ordering system |
| Jun-22-1999 |
This invention relates to a production system for retail goods which is intended for timely collection of accurate sales information from retail outlets and flexible production of goods in accordance with... |
| 5913210 |
Methods and apparatus for disseminating product information via the internet |
| Jun-15-1999 |
An Internet system for delivering information about products from the source of those products, typically the manufacturer, to those who need that information, such as product resellers and consumers.... |
| 5911131 |
Computer aided calculation, appraisal and valuation of works of art |
| Jun-8-1999 |
A computer aided method for calculating, valuating and appraising the value of artworks. The basic steps of the appraisal method include providing an appraisal structure of a multiplicity of "value-affecting"... |
| 5899981 |
Method and system for processing expense vouchers |
| May-4-1999 |
A system and method for processing expense reimbursement claims supported by at least one receipt associated with identifying indicia. The system includes computer readable memory, in which is defined... |
| 5878400 |
Method and apparatus for pricing products in multi-level product and organizational groups |
| Mar-2-1999 |
The invention organizes various pricing tables and price adjustment tables and various products and purchasing organizations based on "who" (i.e. which purchasing organization) is purchasing "what" (i.e.... |
| 5873069 |
System and method for automatic updating and display of retail prices |
| Feb-16-1999 |
An enterprise-wide integrated computer system for storing, processing and reporting pricing information regarding a plurality of products in a plurality of stores in a plurality of markets, including a... |
| 5870716 |
Home terminal and shopping system |
| Feb-9-1999 |
A shopping system includes store terminals for registering purchase and sale of items, a store processor for collectively managing the store terminals, electronic shelf labels capable of setting classification,... |
| 5870714 |
EPL scheduled price verification system and method |
| Feb-9-1999 |
A scheduled price verification system and method which ensure that a scheduled price change has been scheduled for an electronic price label (EPL) associated with an item. The system includes a storage... |
| 5839116 |
System and method of obtaining information from a price look-up file |
| Nov-17-1998 |
A system and method of obtaining information from a price look-up (PLU) file which employ an application programming interface which isolates application programs from each other. The system preferably... |
| 5812985 |
Space management system |
| Sep-22-1998 |
An improved system for space management in retail stores is described. The space management system includes price display labels mounted on rails along the edges of shelves in a store. A communications... |
| 5797132 |
Information display system for displaying information such as pricing information on shelves containing retail merchandise |
| Aug-18-1998 |
The invention is directed to an electronic labelling system such as for display pricing information on the edge of shelves in retail supermarkets which system comprises a computer (1), a transceiver (2)... |
| 5794211 |
EPL price verification system and method |
| Aug-11-1998 |
An electronic price label (EPL) price verification system which ensures that a price for an item obtained from a price look-up (PLU) file by a bar code scanner is equal to another price displayed by an... |
| 5774872 |
Automated taxable transaction reporting/collection system |
| Jun-30-1998 |
An automated transaction tax reporting/collection system. The system includes individual point of sale terminals disposed at each remote vendor location. The point of sale terminals are networked to a... |
| 5771172 |
Raw materials ordering system |
| Jun-23-1998 |
This invention relates to a production system for retail goods which is intended for timely collection of accurate sales information from retail outlets and flexible production of goods in accordance with... |
| 5745705 |
POS system |
| Apr-28-1998 |
In order to facilitate the maintenance and enable to update a program, data, etc. anytime, a POS system has a plurality of registers for entering orders and processing accounts, and a controller for sales... |
| 5734839 |
POS system with customer terminal |
| Mar-31-1998 |
A Point of Sale (POS) system includes a portable terminal for a customer and an adjustment POS terminal connected to the portable terminal in a retail store. The portable terminal includes an input unit... |
| 5729695 |
Method and device for acknowledgement of transmitted information |
| Mar-17-1998 |
The present invention provides a method and a device for increasing the coverage in a shop data system for each individual information module (B1-B10), which has a low output power for its message acknowledgement... |
| 5657233 |
Integrated automated vehicle analysis |
| Aug-12-1997 |
An integrated highly automated vehicle analysis system employs a technician terminal for displaying a plurality of inspection screens, and for entering inspection results. The technician terminal generates... |
| 5642279 |
Technique for utilizing a computer system to provide price protection to retail customers |
| Jun-24-1997 |
A technique for utilizing a computer system to provide price protection to retail customers of a dealer for its least selected goods. Information on each retail transaction for the goods and information... |
| 5544041 |
Time-dependent data control system |
| Aug-6-1996 |
A time-dependent data control system which includes a control unit capable of transmitting data to a plurality of terminals. Each of the terminals is in communication with and receives transmissions of... |
| 5495430 |
Process time estimating apparatus |
| Feb-27-1996 |
A process time estimating apparatus is disclosed for estimating the process time for manufacturing an object such as a metal die. The apparatus includes a process time estimating section, a process occupancy... |
| 5493107 |
Shelf price label and product placement verification method and apparatus |
| Feb-20-1996 |
A price verification method for retail stores using shelf pricing, and apparatus therefor, in which the shelf labels are provided with an extended bar code having the item number and price of the item.... |
| 5424521 |
Article checkout system with price parameter override capacity |
| Jun-13-1995 |
A system for processing articles selected for purchase and bearing an identification code, comprises a code reader for generating output signals indicative of the article identification codes, a first... |
| 5335171 |
Electronic register |
| Aug-2-1994 |
This electronic register operates so that when a sales item requiring input of its sub-item information is to be registered, the correct sub-item information can be inputted without fail. The number of... |
| 5299117 |
Power conserving receiver operation for a remote electronic display system |
| Mar-29-1994 |
An information display system is provided having a transmitter and a plurality of uniquely identified display terminals, each terminal having an IR receiver. Uniquely identified sets of messages are transmitted... |
| 5172314 |
Apparatus for communicating price changes including printer and display devices |
| Dec-15-1992 |
An improved price updating apparatus for use in retail store pricing systems has an input for receiving update data indicative of a product for which a price change is desired and the changed price. The... |
| 5053957 |
Electronic cash register having discount prices selected by customer level |
| Oct-1-1991 |
An electronic cash register includes a means for storing information having respective discount prices corresponding to customer discount levels (customer levels), a code input means for entering codes... |
