Shopping cart with RFID capability
June 10, 2025. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesShopping cart Powered display for shopping cart Portable power source and RF tag utilizing same Intelligent shopping cart Housing for electronic apparatus and method of damping unwanted radiation of electromagnetic waves Electronic shopping system having self-scanning price check and purchasing terminal Automated monitoring of activity of shoppers in a market Grocery-store shopping cart facilitating diverse-condition cartage Auto teller shopping cart Patent #: 6997382 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 11149256 filed on 06/10/2005US Classes:235/383, Mechanized store235/451, Capacitive235/472.01, Hand-held (e.g., portable)280/33.994, Brake or antitheft device280/33.992, Attachments or accessories174/382, Access panel or opening235/381, With vending224/411, Carrier attached to grocery or shopping cart340/568.5Shopping cart or item thereonExaminersPrimary: Le, Thien M.Assistant: Labaze, Edwyn Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassG06K 15/00AbstractThe present invention discloses a shopping cart with RFID capability, for detecting a RFID tag, comprising: a frame, further comprising: an accommodating space for accommodating RFID-tagged items; a plurality of wheels, coupling to the frame for carrying the frame to move according to the rotation of the wheels; and a cover, rotatably mounted on the frame for sealing the accommodating space; a reader unit, further comprising: a RFID reader, attached to the frame; and at least an antenna, electrically connected to the RFID reader and being received in the accommodating space of the frame; a memory unit, attached to the frame and being electrically connected to the RFID reader; a control unit, further comprising: an actuating device, coupled to the frame and the cover in respective and capable of open/close the cover while operating; a sensing device, attached to the frame and being electrically connected to the RFID reader, capable of activating the RFID reader to start/stop reader RFID tags through the antenna with respect to the sensing unit sensing the opening/closing of the cover; and a power unit, for providing power to the reader unit, the memory unit and the control unit. | |
