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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8145531 | Product specific queries to determine presence of bottom-of-basket items In one implementation, products in a shopping cart are provided to a point of sale system. The products are removed from the shopping cart and scanned with a transducer system. A database association system queries a database and determines the likelihood that the s... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8117071 | Method and system for matching via an image search query at a point of sale A method for matching an unknown product to an offered product profile at a point of sale involves obtaining a first sensory input from the unknown product, where the first sensory input comprises at least a portion of an image, assigning a value to one or more char... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8117070 | Fixed amount sales system A fixed amount sales system adopted in a gasoline stand or the like for preventing operation efficiency reduction which is the case due to independent payments of fuel supply charge and option item amount is disclosed. In the fixed amount sales system, in which the ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8090736 | Enhancing search results using conceptual document relationships A system identifies user-defined organizational relationships between documents in a collection of documents. The system ranks the documents based on the identified relationships. In response to a user search query, a listing of matching documents is identified. The... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8050973 | Reverse billing in online search There is disclosed reverse billing in online search. A telephony server may receive a request from a user to cause a telephone call to be established between the user and a merchant. A notice to the merchant may be generated. The notice may include an offer to estab... | 11/01/2011 |
| 7970651 | System for presenting information for commercial articles put in a basket using electronic tag A commercial article information presenting system includes a shopping basket device and a shopping server communicating with the shopping basket device. The shopping basket device acquires a tag ID from an electronic tag attached to a commercial article put in a sh... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7899709 | System and method for identification and tracking of food items A food identification and tracking system includes a plurality of containers adapted to hold food items. An electronically-readable tag is affixed to each of the containers. The data stored on the tags may include information, such as an identification of a food ite... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7881966 | Method of tracking in production in a plant for liquid foods The invention relates to a method and associated database structure for tracking in production in a plant for liquid foods. Each production unit in the plant is allocated a unit identity which is registered in a database. Each production unit can be a source or a de... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7840439 | RF-ID product tracking system with privacy enhancement A method for using electronic product identification devices to track product sales and enable sales transactions to be registered in an electronic registration (ER) system without causing privacy or security concerns for the purchasers. RF-ID devices are placed on ... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7765126 | System and method for automatic access of a remote computer over a network A system and method for using identification codes found on ordinary articles of commerce to access remote computers on a network. In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, a computer is provided having a database that relates Uniform Product Code (“UPCâ... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7761334 | Method and system for automated tracing of an agricultural product Crop information related to a particular crop is collected and stored in data storage during the performance of an agricultural operation. A harvested particular crop is segregated from all other genetically distinct crops by storing the particular harvested crops i... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7756747 | RFID business process-decoupling of design and deployment time activities The claimed subject matter provides a system and/or a method that facilitates implementing a binding between a radio frequency identification (RFID) process and a device. An RFID process can receive a tag read event from a device and make the tag read event availabl... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7640185 | Dispensing system and method with radio frequency customer identification A system and method for providing a fuel dispenser with radio frequency customer identification capabilities. The system and method determines whether a transponder containing customer identification data is within range of a dispenser, the dispenser requiring activ... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7620568 | Self-checkout system A retail terminal and method of operation thereof. The retail terminal has a weight scale, a bar code scanner, RFID tag antenna, a scan error indicator, means for communicating with a processor and a memory containing a weight learning database (WLDB). The method co... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7587335 | Food product scale and related in-store random weight item transaction system with RFID capabilities A random weight item transaction system include a scale with label RIFD tag functionality, service person RFID tag functionality and customer RFID tag functionality. A slicer in proximity to the scale may include service person and bulk food product RFID functionali... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7440909 | Methods and systems enabling the identification of actual costs in a transaction based financial and manufacturing environment A computer implemented actual costing method for collecting and presenting an actual cost of performing a business activity includes the steps of carrying a first and/or a second step, the first step including collecting the actual cost of at least one job performed... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7428499 | Input device for allowing interface to a web site in association with a unique input code An input device for allowing interface to a web site in association with a unique input code. A method for interconnecting a first location on a global communication network with a second location thereon is disclosed. An input device is provided at the first locati... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7406439 | Inventory controls with radio frequency identification Inventory control with inventory item attributes wherein the attributes describe an inventory item, the inventory item has an RFID identification tag having an RFID identification tag code, and the inventory item attributes include an RFID identification tag code fi... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7403909 | Systems and methods for asynchronous processing of electronic shelf label communication responses An electronic price label (ESL) system for performing asynchronous ESL transactions. An event notification technique allows a communication base station (CBS) manager to directly notify an ESL manager when responses from an ESL are received, without the ESL manager ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7386472 | Self-checkout terminal A self-checkout lane in a store comprises an incoming goods path for receiving goods, first and second goods collection zones, and a segregation device operable under control of a computer processor to divert goods from the incoming goods path into one or the other ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7383209 | System and method for automatic access of a remote computer over a network A system and method for using identification codes found on ordinary articles of commerce to access remote computers on a network. In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, a computer is provided having a database that relates Uniform Product Code (“UPCâ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7379897 | Automatic payment system using RF ID tags The present invention discloses systems and methods for enabling cashless fueling transactions through the use of vehicle-based decal sticker RFID tags. The tags store a unique customer identification number as well as other frequent purchase information. When read ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7376585 | Real-time sales information architecture A sales information architecture detects user interaction with a tagged item and in response displays product information about the item to the user. The architecture can process a sales transaction involving the item and report the sale in real-time to other enterp... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7367502 | Delivery of item specific audible information via voice server A device for accurately and flexibly delivering item-specific information from a voice server to a user and the method of using same is disclosed. The user scans a unique identification code associated with an item using a scanner on the device. The device then conn... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7363246 | System and method for enhancing buyer and seller interaction during a group-buying sale A method and system are provided that enable buyers and sellers to communicate with each other and to negotiate the purchase terms of featured merchandise in a group-buying opportunity. Sellers and buyers may use various forms of on-line group-buying mechanisms in c... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7363248 | Pre-filling order forms for transactions over a communications network Communications between participants over a communications link are proxied by an intermediary, such as an Integrated Order Mechanism (IOM). Participants interact with each other through the IOM. The IOM may be transparent to the participants such that they are not a... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7347373 | Method and system for utilizing a digital camera for retrieving and utilizing barcode information A method and system for utilizing an image capture device for obtaining information relating to an item having a barcode corresponding to a barcode number is described. The method and system includes capturing an image of the barcode and converting the image of the ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7347367 | System and method of verifying item placement on a security scale A system and method of verifying item placement on a security scale. The system includes a computer for receiving incremental weight signals from a security weight scale, wherein some of the incremental weight signals are unrelated to placement of items on the secur... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7349552 | Connected audio and other media objects Media objects are transformed into active, connected objects via identifiers embedded into them or their containers. In the context of a user's playback experience, a decoding process extracts the identifier from a media object and possibly additional context inform... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7341191 | Internet-based system for enabling information-related transactions over the internet A novel transaction-enabling method and system are disclosed, wherein a transaction-enabling Java-Applet is embedded within an HTML-encoded document stored in an HTTP server at predetermined URL. When a code symbol (e.g., magstripe or bar code) encoded with the URL ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7341185 | Method of marking and monitoring products at a self-service checkout terminal A method of marking products purchased through a self-service checkout terminal includes scanning a product to be purchased into a computer and issuing a tamper resistant label from a printer at the self-service checkout terminal. The tamper resistant label includes... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7343338 | Matching program and system for corporate meeting planners and hospitality providers The computerized bidding method matches hospitality facility data and meeting requirement data, permits the posting of offers and responsive bidding by both hospitality facility vendors and meeting planners, and facilitates the exchange of data and enables an auctio... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7337968 | System for storing, accessing and displaying HTML-encoded documents relating to an object being worked upon in a work environment by a human operator A bar code symbol driven system for accessing information resources from information servers connected to communication networks, including the Internet. The system includes a bar code symbol reader (7a) for reading bar code symbols encoded with inform... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7340414 | Refrigerator having automatic food ordering function and method for operating the same A refrigerator capable of transmitting and receiving information over a network and having an automatic food ordering function and a method for operating the same, wherein the residual amounts of food articles stored in containers of the refrigerator are measured th... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7333947 | Network-based system A system for information management consists of a product, for instance a notepad sheet, which has a writing surface (3) with a position code (5), which codes a plurality of positions on the surface, and a device, which is adapted to record the informa... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7333479 | RFID system with packetized data storage in a mobile environment: methods, systems and program products An RFID system includes transponders transmitting or receiving packetized data in standard form in lieu of custom format for applications executable in a mobile device or network. Tag data may be packetized in any of several standard formats. Each format includes a ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331524 | Feedback mechanism for scanner devices A bar code reader indicator feature gives visible indication that a bar code function has been performed. The feature is integrally molded with the exit window to simplify the design and reduce cost. The feature can diffuse light from an existing indicator light wit... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7330826 | Method, system and business model for a buyer's auction with near perfect information using the internet A methodology, system and business model are disclosed for facilitating a fully automated buyer's auction in which the major types of transaction costs are significantly reduced by providing the buyer and the sellers with near-perfect information about one another, ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7321941 | Network routing utilizing a product code A method for utilizing a product code having product information contained therein for interfacing over a network. The product information is extracted from the product code, which product code is disposed on or in close association with an associated product. In re... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7320429 | Self-scanning system and purchased-item registering apparatus, purchased-item registering method, and computer product A specific-item-information storing unit stores information on a specific item that can be contained in one container together with other item. A specific-item judging unit judges, when the registration for the purchased-item is received, whether the purchased-item ... | 01/22/2008 |
