Electronic shopping system

A mobile terminal comprising:

• a housing for the mobile terminal;
• at least one electrical connection for connecting to a shopping cart tablet.

A shopping cart handle comprising:

• a housing for the shopping cart handle;
• and
• an attachment mechanism coupled to the housing to attach the shopping cart handle to a shopping cart.

A cup holder for a shopping cart comprising:

• a receptacle portion;
• and
• a mounting portion, wherein the mounting portion includes at least one spring features for coupling to a frame of the shopping cart.

An electronic shopping system comprising:

• a shopping cart tablet;
• and
• a mobile terminal, wherein the shopping cart tablet includes a charge cradle for charging the mobile terminal.

A methodology for fabricating a shopping cart tablet comprising:

• providing a housing for the shopping cart tablet;
• and
• providing a charge cradle within the housing to house and charge a mobile terminal.

A methodology for fabricating a mobile terminal comprising:

• providing a housing for the mobile terminal;
• and
• providing at least one electrical connection to connect the mobile terminal to a shopping cart tablet.

A methodology for fabricating a shopping cart handle comprising:

• providing a housing for the shopping cart handle;
• and
• coupling an attachment mechanism to the shopping cart handle to attach the handle to a shopping cart.

A methodology for fabricating a cup holder comprising:

• providing a receptacle portion;
• and
• providing a mounting portion for coupling the cup holder to a frame of a shopping cart.

A methodology for fabricating a modular charge cradle comprising:

• providing a housing for the cradle;
• providing a plurality of connector elements to the cradle, wherein the connector elements are located at side, top, bottom, and back portions of the housing.

An electronic shopping system comprising:

• mobile terminal means for scanning a barcode of a product;
• and
• tablet means coupled to the mobile terminal means.