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US 7,672,876 B2Granted
System for shopping in a store
AssigneeSunrise R&D Holdings, LLC
InventorsBrett Bracewell Bonner, Christopher Todd Hjelm
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Abstract
A system for shopping in a store is provided that includes a multi-network for communications in a store, a shopping cart that weighs items placed therein and then transmits that weight information through the multi-network, and a wireless end device that may be handheld and/or releasably attached to the shopping cart whereby a shopper uses the wireless end device to send and receive information to the store though the multi-network.
Claims7
A system for enabling a shopper to shop in a store having purchasable items, comprising:
- A wireless end device;
- A central computer;
- and
- A communications multi-network having
- A mesh communication network for tracking said wireless end device throughout a store;
- and
- A star communication network for transfer of data from said central computer to said wireless end device and from said wireless end device to said central computer;
- said central computer operatively connected to said communications multi-network;
- said wireless end device positioned in close proximity to a shopper, said wireless end device being positioned to travel with said shopper through said store and said wireless end device configured to
- a) scan readable media positioned onto said purchasable items in said store such that upon scanning of said readable media scanning data is created,
- b) transmit said scanning data through said star communication network of said communications multi-network to said central computer
- c) produce location tracking data;
- and
- d) transmit said location tracking data through said mesh communication network of said communications multi-network to said central computer;
- said central computer operating to continually update said shopper's position based on the location tracking data received.
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