Interactive customer shopping cart
AssigneeWal-Mart Stores, Inc.
InventorRichard Ulrich
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Abstract
An interactive shopping system, apparatus and methods are provided for use at a brick-and-mortar merchant location. The interactive shopping system includes a basket for holding items selected by a shopper, and a unique identifier for the basket. An input device is associated with said basket to obtain information regarding specific items as they are placed in the basket. A point of sale system is associated with the input device to collect information obtained from the input device, associate that information with the unique identifier for the basket, and complete a purchase transaction for all items located in the basket at checkout.
Claims38
A interactive shopping system, comprising:
- a basket for holding items selected by a shopper;
- a unique identifier disposed on said basket;
- an input device associated with said basket, said input device being configured for obtaining information regarding specific items as said items are placed in said basket, the input device further configured to communicate the stored information to a point-of-sale system to complete a purchase transaction for all items located in said basket at checkout;
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- a hosted system being configured for collecting said information obtained from said input device and associate said information with said unique identifier for said basket, said hosted system further being configured to enable the shopper to use a personal digital assistant (PDA) to access the hosted system and view information of the items placed in said basket.
A method of providing a shopper an interactive shopping experience at a brick-and-mortar location of a merchant, said method comprising:
- providing the shopper a basket for holding items selected by a shopper at the brick-and-mortar location;
- locating a unique identifier on said basket;
- obtaining through an input device information regarding specific items as said items are placed in said basket;
- collecting said information obtained through said input device;
- associating said information with said unique identifier for said basket;
- enabling the shopper to use a personal digital assistant (PDA) to access the information of the items placed in said basket;
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- completing through a point of sale system a purchase transaction for all items located in said basket at checkout.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.