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US 5,771,778 AGranted
Marketing system
OwnerJohn A. MacLean, IVinventor
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Abstract
A marketing apparatus comprising a housing having the appearance of an antique jukebox; a display supported by the housing; an aromator supported by the housing and selectively emitting an aroma; and a sensor supported by the housing and triggering the display in response to sensing presence of a person spaced apart from but proximate the housing.
Claims20
A marketing apparatus comprising:
- a housing having a face including a bottom, having opposite edges including generally semi-tubular portions that are at least partially columnar, the opposite edges including upper ends, and the housing having a downwardly facing arcuate semi-tubular portion extending between the upper ends of the opposite edges;
- a display supported by the housing;
- an aromator supported by the housing and selectively emitting an aroma;
- and
- a sensor supported by the housing and triggering the display in response to sensing presence of a person spaced apart from but proximate the housing.
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A marketing apparatus comprising:
- a housing including a downwardly directed multi-color arch;
- a display supported by the housing;
- a video player connected to the display;
- a motion sensor supported by the housing and triggering the video player and display in response to motion being sensed;
- and
- a popcorn popper supported by the housing and including a translucent popping chamber, the housing including a window facing the popping chamber.
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A marketing apparatus comprising:
- a housing;
- a display supported by the housing;
- a video player connected to the display;
- a motion sensor supported by the housing and triggering the video player and display in response to motion being sensed;
- a popcorn popper supported by the housing and including a translucent popping chamber, the housing including a window facing the popping chamber;
- and
- a payment receptacle, and wherein popping of popcorn is initiated in response to payment being received by the payment receptacle;
- wherein a few sacrificial kernels of popcorn are periodically popped, regardless of whether payment has been inserted in the payment receptacle to produce the aroma of popcorn to attract passing people.
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A marketing apparatus comprising:
- a housing;
- a display supported by the housing;
- a video player connected to the display, the sensor triggering the video player in response to sensing presence of a person;
- an aromator supported by the housing and selectively emitting an aroma;
- and
- a sensor supported by the housing and triggering the display in response to sensing presence of a person spaced apart from but proximate the housing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.