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Behavior Modification Wristwatch
A wristwatch including a watch band and a watch body having an octagon shaped perimeter and being red in color and having the word STOP thereon to resemble a stop sign.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8164420 | Transient state information display in an RFID tag having a charge-induced pigment release medium An RFID tag includes a sensor for determining a transient state or condition of a product to which the tag is associated, and a display. The tag may be passive, semi-passive, or active. In response to receipt at the tag of a read signal that includes a first value a... | 04/24/2012 |
| 7535337 | Systems and methods for monitoring open stock merchandising In accordance with the teachings described herein, systems and methods are described for monitoring the open stock merchandising. A product label may be used that includes an electronic identification device that outputs information identifying one or more products ... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7443295 | Media enabled advertising shopping cart system A media enhanced shopping cart system comprises a shopping cart comprising a frame, a basket, a handle, a base tray, a plurality of wheels, a read component for performing a proximity scan of the shopping cart, a locationing component for determining a location of t... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7436285 | Dual-communication electronic shelf label system and method A dual-communication electronic shelf label system and method which increase communication bandwidth and minimize competition with other RF systems in a store for bandwidth. The system includes a base station including first wireless downlink communication circuitry... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7426798 | Applications of electronic and paper signs A method and system for creating, updating, and displaying content on a plurality of paper and electronic signs is disclosed. A server receives and transmits content information that is associated with particular merchandise for the signs. The server transmits data ... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7423525 | Method and apparatus for a product information interface utilizing radio frequency identification (RFID) technology Methods, systems, and apparatuses to improve an interface between customers and products in warehouse, shopping, and additional environments, including an improved interface with items associated with RFID tags, are described. In an aspect, a product database associ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7392948 | Electronic product identifier system An electronic product identifier system is provided for use with a product storage area adapted to store more than one type of product. The electronic product identifier system has a display adapted to present product information for more than one product along a le... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7382228 | Methods and apparatus for identifying electronic shelf labels with which communication has been lost Systems and techniques for calling attention to loss of communication with an electronic shelf label. One or more of a plurality of labels deployed in a location may be programmed with a message to be displayed or an action to be taken if communication is lost. The ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7372360 | Item information system and method An item price notification system automatically interrogates product labels to determine product, pricing, and other unique data. The system uses a radio frequency (RF) radio frequency transceiver to generate an RF field to communicate with radio frequency identific... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7370806 | Label for an electronic product that provides failure information when the product fails A label on an electronic product may be written electronically and maintains the last display state when power is removed from the label. There are many different types of digital paper and electronic paper known in the art that would be suitable for use as such lab... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7369047 | Adaptive sensing network A plurality of modules interact to form an adaptive network in which each module transmits and receives data signals indicative of radio-frequency identification signals, and indicative of proximity sensing at the module. A central computer accumulates the data prod... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7358847 | IC tag An integrated circuit tag includes an item information storage unit that stores item information related to the item, an item information controller that provides control to change the item information, and an item information display unit that displays the item inf... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7356357 | Passive display unit and system and method of use A device for displaying messages includes a passive display unit having a display screen, a receiver that receives downloaded information and a processor for processing and storing the downloaded information and providing control to the passive display unit. The dis... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7340412 | Methods and apparatus for performing delta updates of an electronic shelf label An electronic price label (ESL) system providing a delta update of an ESL's registers. In one aspect, an ESL manager receives and indication that an update to one or more of the registers of the ESL may be necessary. The ESL manager sends a data request to a data re... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7333002 | Automatically tracking mobilized equipment and nurse call priority assignment system and method By combining the information acquired from a location system that is tracking equipment and/or personnel within a hospital environment, automatic assignment of the “re-located” patient monitoring equipment can be made in concert with a nurse call system. By util... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7311251 | System and method of completing a transaction involving goods tagged with RFID labels A system and method of completing a transaction involving goods tagged with radio frequency identification (RFID) labels which uses a portal to read the RFID labels. The system includes a computer for obtaining label information read from radio frequency identificat... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7295132 | Self-locating devices via highly directional RFID tags in controlled location A monitored area is provided multiple RFID tags placed at defined coordinates/locations throughout the extended area. These RFID tags respond to receipt of a RF signal by transmitting/broadcasting their unique identifier (ID) within the specific area in which the ta... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7287688 | Computer system control via surface and sensor with identifier A method of enabling a user to instruct a computer system to perform an operation via an interface surface and a sensing device. The interface surface includes an interface, the interface including visible graphical information and substantially invisible coded data... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7287001 | Electronic product information display system The invention discloses a printed label and a display shelf for a business establishment, including a display shelf having a length and at least one area on which at least one product is to be placed. The area has a length and a depth. The label includes product inf... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7286798 | Electronic shelf label An electronic shelf label with a modulated backscatter communication system which can actively transmit signals. The electronic shelf label includes a modulated backscatter receiver for receiving a first modulated radio frequency (RF) carrier signal, and a transmitt... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7283036 | Wireless display device and radio frequency identification system using the same A wireless display device includes an antenna unit, a processing unit, a display unit, and a power supply unit. The antenna unit is provided for receiving a first electromagnetic wave and a third electromagnetic wave, and transmitting a second electromagnetic wave. ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7283093 | Method and system for monitoring location based service emitter infrastructure A system and method for monitoring location based service emitter infrastructure. Beacon data is stored, the beacon data transmitted by beacons in an area and detected by a client device that is moved along a path at the location. The beacon data along the path of t... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7262685 | Inventory system with barcode display A pick/put to display (PTD) device includes an image display that allows the PTD device to display images related to a product, such as a picture of the product, a barcode or an instructional video. By having the capability to display images of the product, the PTD ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7256705 | Technical device and associated remote control A technical device and an associated remote control is provided. The remote control includes a support and a contact. The technical device includes a support rail and a contact rail. The support, the contact, the support rail and the contact rail are adapted to one ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7237713 | System and method of managing time-sensitive items A method of managing time-sensitive items which relies on identification information of RFID labels associated with the items. The method includes the steps of identifying the time-sensitive item, and obtaining the expiration information from a web site of a seller ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7233912 | Method and apparatus for vending a combination of products A method and apparatus for delivering a plurality of products from a vending machine is disclosed. The method generally allows an offer for a package to be output, in which the package defines a plurality of products, including a selected product. An apparatus is al... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7218527 | Apparatuses and methods for forming smart labels Apparatuses and methods for forming displays are claimed. This invention relates to a display which may be conformal and which can receive information in order to alter or configure the display. In one embodiment, a flexible layer may be made to receive an array of ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7213751 | Method and device for transmission of data in an electronic shelf labeling system A method for creating synchronized transmission of messages in a wireless electronic shelf labeling system comprising at least two transmitters, a plurality of receiving label-units and a central processing unit capable of issuing messages to be transmitted via said... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7212125 | Radio frequency identification architecture A radio frequency identification (RFID) architecture is described. RFID tags are interrogated by a reader, which may be located in a network of readers. The reader transmits symbols to the tags. Tags respond to the interrogations with symbols that each represent one... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7201741 | Device and method for dosing substances The invention relates to a device for dosing substances to be dispensed, in particular medicinal liquids, in particular for an injection, the device including a setting device for setting the amount of the substance to be dispensed, a signal receiving device for det... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7191951 | Price indication label and method of using the same The present invention relates to a price indication label comprising an detachable label body which has a price indication region capable of indicating a current price in an advertisement region capable of advertising information for sales promotion. In order to imp... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7183910 | Tiered on-demand location-based service and infrastructure A location-based service includes detecting the relative motion of an on-site resource, such as a shopping cart, in addition to detecting the absolute position of the on-site resource, and displaying information on the on-site resource. The displayed information is ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7167167 | Write head for a display tag having a liquid crystal display Apparatus for changing the display state of a bistable liquid crystal display on a display tag having a plurality of electrical contact pads connected to a corresponding plurality of electrodes in the liquid crystal display includes a body defining a slot for receiv... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7161494 | Vending machine A vending machine has an input/output switching device between an image display device for displaying a still image and/or a moving image and a first image output device capable of outputting image data of a small data size in a predetermined signal form. This input... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7158046 | System and method for radio frequency tag group select A master entity is capable of broadcasting commands to slaves which move to another state when they satisfy a primitive condition specified in the command. By moving slaves among three sets, a desired subset of slaves can be isolated in one of the sets. This desired... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7152040 | Electronic shelf label An electronic shelf label includes a transceiver configured to communicate with a plurality of wireless data tags associated with a plurality of retail products. The transceiver is further configured to communicate with a retail server system. A display displays inf... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7131584 | Apparatus and means for updating a memory display A display system includes a light writable display associated with an identification code and arranged to receive an image wise pattern of light to form an image on the display; a display writer for producing the image wise pattern of light for writing the image on ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7119759 | Machine-readable displays A reflective electro-optic display (200) has a bar code display area (206) arranged to display a bar code readable by a bar code scanner. ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7118034 | Systems and methods for package sortation and delivery using radio frequency identification technology A disclosed method comprises scanning a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag on a package to generate scanned data, and generating a handling instruction for the package based on the scanned data. The handling instruction can be executed to route the package to... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7118036 | Mobile inventory management system A mobile inventory management system which reduces cost and inventory time. The mobile inventory system includes a reader in a cart for reading radio frequency identification labels on items, and wireless communication circuitry in the cart for transmitting item ide... | 10/10/2006 |
