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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7677451 | Reducing incident infrared radiation received by one or more infrared detectors in a self checkout point of sale system A self checkout POS system including a security zone; an emitting tower including one or more infrared emitters; a detecting tower including one or more infrared detectors, the detecting tower located on a side of the security zone opposite the side on which the emi... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7677450 | Control system for cashless transactions at metered vending output devices A local area network has a first node to receive an input in the form of account identification data, and a second node to receive this input from the first node via a transport layer protocol. A vending control device connected to the second node includes a relay t... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7673796 | System and method for providing remote site intervention support for self-checkout stations A system and method enables intervention events occurring at a self-checkout station at a retail site to be addressed by an operator located at a remote site distant from the retail site. The system includes a checkout station located at a retail site, a video camer... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7673797 | Personalization of self-checkout security A method is provided for personalizing security conditions for each customer using a self-service checkout terminal to conduct a transaction on the terminal. A trust level is assigned to each customer based on a selection of factors, which may include personal infor... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7669761 | Sales shop system Conventionally, to acquire specific information of a customer, acquisition of the information is only possible by using information such as a bank account number owned by the customer, and further it is not possible to present information beneficial to the customer ... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7669762 | Method and apparatus for ordering goods, services and content over an internetwork A billing system that allows a consumer to order products from computers connected to the Internet, wherein the consumer is automatically billed for the ordered good or service by its telephone service provider. When a consumer orders a product over the Internet, a ... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7665660 | Real-time awards determinations The present invention provides systems and methods for facilitating transactions with real-time awards determinations for a cardholder. Each transaction includes transaction information, where the transaction information includes: cardholder information, merchant in... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7654452 | Self-service electronic toll collection unit and system A self-service vending unit allows a potential user of a toll transponder to buy the transponder without having to visit a customer-service facility. The vending unit automatically accepts payment, such as cash or a credit or debit card, and issues the transponder w... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7654453 | Merchandise registration processing system When obtaining an ID code from a user who holds out an arm to a corresponding merchandise in a noncontact manner, respective information terminal devices accept a registration input of the corresponding merchandise. When accepting the registration input of the corre... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7651026 | Article information display system and electronic shelf label A fingerprint detecting portion which detects a fingerprint, which is a physical characteristic inherent to an individual, is provided on an electronic shelf label. A display control device has a customer database in which fingerprint data items of respective custom... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7648068 | Shopping cart system with automatic shopping item total calculator A shopping cart system includes a shopping cart. The shopping cart includes a receptacle to hold shopping items bearing coded data tags. A scanning device is mounted to the shopping receptacle and is configured to scan the data tags of the shopping items to thereby ... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7648066 | Apparatus, system, and method for sorting purchase items An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for sorting purchase items. A selection module selects a plurality of categories. In one embodiment, the selection module receives a category selection. In addition, the selection module may receive a criterion selectio... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7648065 | Storage cabinet with improved RFID antenna system A system for reading RFID tags of articles within a cabinet includes a repositionable shelf. The repositionable shelf includes an antenna assembly having three antenna pairs. Each antenna pair has a loop antenna and a figure eight antenna. The antenna pairs are on a... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7648067 | POS system, input/output control apparatus for use in a POS system, and method A POS system and method having a POS terminal, at least one input device for providing input data such as product sale information to said POS terminal, a POS server to enable the POS terminal to complete a POS transaction based upon such product sale information, a... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7644862 | Affiliate marketing system and method for retail stores A affiliate marketing system and method for retail stores involves assigning a unique retail store identifier to a retail store and presenting the unique retail store identifier and a website address in conjunction with a product offered for sale in the retail store... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7637426 | Method and system for finding an alternative grouping of selected items A method and system are provided for finding items for grouping items according to sorting characteristics. For example, a price comparison engine is described that obtains the original total purchase price for all items placed in the customer's shopping cart and co... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7637428 | Apparatus and methods for enforcing purchase agreements Systems and methods are provided for establishing online a buyer price for a first plurality of products. In one embodiment, the buyer price is lower than a retail price of the first plurality of products, the first plurality of products to be picked up during a sub... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7637427 | Shared financial service systems and methods A computer system is configured to execute software, where the software may include a communication application capable of sending a communication from at least one party to a financial or accounting transaction. The software may also include an accounting control a... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7631808 | Method and apparatus for detecting suspicious activity using video analysis A system detects a transaction outcome by obtaining video data associated with a transaction area and analyzing the video data to obtain at least one video transaction parameter concerning transactions associated with the transaction area. The transaction area can b... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7631807 | Transaction terminal including imaging module A transaction terminal includes a housing, a touch screen, a card reader, an imaging module, and a decode circuit coupled to the imaging module. The imaging module in one embodiment is disposed in the housing so that an imaging axis extends rearward of the housing. ... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7624923 | Providing directed content to anonymous customers A method includes electronically identifying a first item that a customer intends to purchase while the customer is shopping and electronically providing content to the customer in response to the identifying to entice the customer to purchase a second, different it... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7621446 | Convertible self-checkout system A convertible self-checkout system includes a base and a stand rotatably mounted to the base. The stand includes an input/output device facing in a first direction and a product scanner, and the stand is positionable relative to the base in at least a first angular ... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7617976 | Shopping receptacle for receiving interactive product items A shopping receptacle for receiving a product item. The product item comprises an interface surface a position-coding pattern containing coded data is printed on the interface surface. The coded data identifies a plurality of position coordinates on the interface su... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7614552 | Marketplace system that supports user-to-user sales via a definitive product catalog An electronic marketplace system embodies various inventions for assisting users in listing products for sale, locating the listings for a product, and performing related actions. A user wishing to sell a product can browse to an existing description of the product ... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7611054 | Mobile phone including wildcard data string A mobile phone with a data string including a wildcard value. The mobile phone includes a computer readable medium comprising code for storing a data string including a wildcard value, and a body. The mobile phone may be used in purchase transactions. ... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7607576 | Local zone security architecture for retail environments A security architecture for a retail environment providing both on-line and off-line personal identification number (PIN) validation for a smart card transaction using a reduced number of secure access modules (SAMs). In one embodiment, the retail environment includ... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7607577 | Method and system for analyzing inventory purchasing opportunities with respect to inventory health A method and system for determining analyzing an inventory purchasing opportunity with respect to inventory health. A method may include receiving an offer to purchase units of an inventory item via a purchasing channel for a purchase price per unit; determining a r... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7604167 | Active backscatter wireless display terminal A wireless display tag, adapted to fit within the C-channel of a shelf-edge, or otherwise usable as a hang tag or small identification device, includes, depending on implementation, an active transceiver, a passive transceiver, or both, with analog and digital contr... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7600681 | Low power wireless display tag systems and methods A low-power system for use with Wireless Display Tags (WDTs) includes, in one or more exemplary arrangements, various power management techniques, including receiver wake-up, RF logic sharing, RF repeaters and a frequency doubling power amplifier which operates on t... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7600682 | Marketplace system in which users generate preorder listings via a definitive product catalog An electronic marketplace system provides various features for assisting users in listing products for sale, locating the listings for a product, and performing related actions. A user wishing to sell a product can browse to an existing description of the product in... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7597254 | Scale with automatic identification of specials and other price and product changes A scale is configured to automatically identify changes to product information and may communicate certain information to customers based upon such changes. ... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7597255 | System and method for redeeming rewards and incentives A transaction card, including a substrate having a front face and a back face, a first magnetic stripe for storing data associated with a credit account, the first magnetic stripe being located along an edge of the back face, a second magnetic stripe for storing dat... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7597256 | High security wireless key for asynchronous delivery drop boxes A wireless key (6), capable of transmitting an ultra-low frequency radio wave signal (5), is used to gain access to a secure receptacle (1), the wireless key (6) and receptacle (1) comprising a system to ensure the secure transfer ... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7591425 | Method and system for securing a transaction An autonomous and portable smartcard reader device incorporates a high level of embedded security countermeasures. Data transfers are encrypted with specific input devices, namely a light sensor/DTMF/infrared and PIN or other keyboard entry, and at the output throug... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7591423 | Sales aid The present invention relates to a sales aid in the form of a printed folded sheet, in particular a sales aid for print media or internet ads or the like. With the objective of providing a potential customer with an overview of the advantages and benefits the proffe... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7591424 | Framework for adding billing payment types Various technologies and techniques are disclosed that improve an ecommerce payment process. The system receives a selection from a user to perform a checkout operation for items in a shopping cart. The system receives a payment type selection from a user and create... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7591422 | Techniques to reduce false alarms, invalid security deactivation, and internal theft A system, apparatus, method and article to eliminate false alarms, invalid security deactivation, and internal theft are described. The apparatus may include a first input to receive a first identification code associated with an item, a second input to receive a se... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7584888 | Item tag with liquid crystal display and image A tag for an item includes a support having a printable area; a writable display attached to the support, the writable display including a layer of material for displaying information relating to the item, and an image of the item printed on the printable area. ... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7581676 | Method and apparatus for purchasing and dispensing products A system for purchasing a product that does not need to be physically present at a point-of-sale includes a point-of-sale device, a product-selection device, a data-analyzing device, an inventory-managing device, and a dispensing machine. The point-of-sale device in... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7578440 | Check-out counter systems and methods A check-out counter system includes a scanner, a bagging station, and a deck area. The bagging station is positioned adjacent the scanner and includes a first and a second support shelf. The first support shelf is positioned and configured to support a plurality of ... | 08/25/2009 |