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US 12,033,199 B2Granted
Interactive display kiosks and method
AssigneeTrends Solutions Group LLC
InventorLeslie McGwire
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Abstract
An interactive kiosk for displaying one or more accessories. The kiosk includes an accessory interface portion having: a) one or more accessory retainers configured to hold one or more accessories having one or more identifiers located thereon; b) one or more sensing devices configured to receive and/or transmit one or more identification signals to one or more identifiers to identify the presence and/or absence of one or more of the accessories from the one or more accessory retainers and relay one or more status signals; and c) one or more processors in communication with the one or more sensing devices configured to receive and analyze the one or more status signals from the one or more sensing devices.
Claims20
An interactive kiosk for displaying a plurality of accessories, the interactive kiosk comprising an accessory interface portion comprising:
- a) a display portion comprising:
- i) a plurality of accessory retainers which are configured to hold the plurality of accessories, each individual accessory having one or more identifiers located thereon and associated with an individual accessory retainer, and wherein the plurality of accessories are a plurality of jewelry items;
- ii) a base support below and which supports the plurality of accessory retainers thereon or has the plurality of accessory retainers formed on an upper surface, wherein the base support has a hollow portion directly below and adjacent to the plurality of accessory retainers;
- b) one or more sensing devices configured to receive, transmit, or both receive and transmit one or more status signals to the one or more identifiers to identify a presence, a movement, an absence, or a combination thereof of one or more of the plurality of accessories from the plurality of accessory retainers and relay the one or more status signals, wherein the one or more sensing devices are housed within the hollow portion of the base support and located underneath and adjacent to the plurality of accessory retainers;
- c) one or more processors in communication with the one or more sensing devices configured to receive and analyze the one or more status signals from the one or more sensing devices;
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- d) a graphic interface portion having a graphic user interface to display information related to the one or more accessories, wherein the graphic user interface is mounted to the base support via a support affixed to the base support, wherein the support projects from the base support away from the plurality of accessory retainers, and wherein the graphic user interface is located above the plurality of accessory retainers and opposite the one or more sensing devices.
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A method of operating an interactive kiosk with a control system comprising:
- a) a user removing one or more accessories of a plurality of accessories having one or more identifiers from one of a plurality of accessory retainers of an accessory interface portion of the interactive kiosk,
- wherein the plurality of accessories are one or more jewelry items,
- wherein the accessory interface portion includes a display portion having the plurality of accessory retainers,
- wherein each of the plurality of accessory retainers are associated with an individual accessory of the plurality of accessories,
- wherein the accessory interface portion includes a base support having a hollow portion directly below and adjacent to the plurality of accessory retainers, and
- wherein the plurality of accessory retainers are integrally formed on an upper surface of the base support opposite the hollow portions;
- b) automatically detecting removal of the one or more accessories by one or more sensing devices and transmitting one or more status signals,
- wherein the one or more sensing devices are part of the accessory interface portion and in proximity to the plurality of accessory retainers,
- wherein the one or more sensing devices are housed within the hollow portion of the base support and are located underneath and adjacent to the plurality of accessory retainers;
- c) automatically identifying the one or more accessories removed by one or more processors upon receipt of the one or more status signals;
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- d) automatically displaying information related to the one or more accessories on a graphic user interface.
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An interactive kiosk for displaying a plurality of accessories, the interactive kiosk comprising an accessory interface portion comprising:
- a) a display portion comprising:
- i) a plurality of accessory retainers which are configured to hold the plurality of accessories, each individual accessory having one or more identifiers located thereon and associated with an individual accessory retainer, and wherein the plurality of accessories are a plurality of jewelry items;
- ii) a base support which has the plurality of accessory retainers integrally formed on an upper surface, and wherein the base support has a hollow portion directly below and adjacent to the plurality of accessory retainers;
- b) one or more sensing devices configured to receive, transmit, or both receive and transmit one or more status signals to the one or more identifiers to identify a presence, a movement, an absence, or a combination thereof of one or more of the plurality of accessories from the plurality of accessory retainers and relay the one or more status signals, wherein the one or more sensing devices are housed within the hollow portion of the base support and located underneath and adjacent to the plurality of accessory retainers;
- c) one or more processors in communication with the one or more sensing devices configured to receive and analyze the one or more status signals from the one or more sensing devices;
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- d) a graphic interface portion having a graphic user interface to display information related to the one or more accessories, wherein the graphic user interface is mounted to the base support via a support affixed to the base support, wherein the support projects from the base support away from the plurality of accessory retainers, and wherein the graphic user interface is located above the plurality of accessory retainers and opposite the one or more sensing devices.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.