Interactive shopping system and method
OwnerJigesh V. Vora, Beverly B. Hutchingsinventors
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Abstract
An interactive shopping system, or smart cart. The system allows a user to select items in a store and complete a purchase without having to wait in lines or interact with store personnel. The system can have a container for holding products selected by at least one user, a user interface, a scanner in communication with the user interface, a processor in communication with the user interface, and a data storage comprising computer instructions executable by the processor. A user can select products, place them within the container, scan the products, and initiate a payment transaction to complete a purchase.
Claims19
An interactive shopping system comprising:
- a container for holding products selected by at least one user;
- a removable sleeve attached to a plurality of electronic components, the electronic components comprising:
- a user interface comprising a display;
- and
- a processor in communication with the user interface, wherein the processor is further in communication with a data storage, wherein the data storage comprises computer instructions instructing the processor to:
- match scanned products with product information;
- retrieve product information;
- communicate with the user interface to display the product information;
- or
- initiate a payment transaction;
- a scanner in communication with the user interface;
- and
- a scale in communication with the user interface, wherein the scale weighs only items placed within the container, and further wherein the interactive shopping system detects when an item is weighed by the scale without being scanned;
- and
- wherein the removable sleeve is connected to the container to cover a portion of the container such that the attached electronic components and the removable sleeve itself are together connected to the container and the scanner and the scale are put into communication with the user interface, and the removable sleeve and the attached electronic components are together disconnectable from the container and the scanner and the scale are taken out of communication with the user interface.
An interactive shopping system comprising:
- a container for holding products selected by at least one user;
- and
- a removable sleeve comprising:
- a user interface comprising a display;
- a processor in communication with the user interface, wherein the processor is further in communication with a data storage, wherein the data storage comprises computer instructions instructing the processor to:
- match scanned products with product information;
- retrieve product information;
- communicate with the user interface to display the product information;
- or
- initiate a payment transaction;
- a scanner in communication with the user interface;
- and
- a scale in communication with the user interface, wherein the scale weighs only items placed within the container, and further wherein the interactive shopping system detects when an item is weighed by the scale without being scanned;
- and
- wherein the container is connected to the removable sleeve and the scale is put into contact with the container, and the container is disconnectable from the removable sleeve and the scale is taken out of contact with the container.
An interactive shopping system comprising:
- a scale;
- a container for holding products selected by at least one user;
- a removable sleeve comprising:
- a user interface comprising a display;
- a processor in communication with the user interface, wherein the processor is further in communication with a data storage, wherein the data storage comprises computer instructions instructing the processor to:
- match scanned products with product information;
- retrieve product information;
- communicate with the user interface to display the product information;
- or
- initiate a payment transaction;
- a scanner in communication with the user interface;
- and
- wherein the container is connected to the removable sleeve and the container is disconnectable from the removable sleeve.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.