Abstract

A media enhanced shopping cart system comprises a shopping cart, a locationing component, and a display component for displaying at least one advertisement for a product based on the location of the shopping cart within the store, wherein the locationing component is further operable to determine a location of the product within the store relative to the shopping cart, and wherein the display component is further operable to display an indication of the location of the advertised product relative to the location of the shopping cart.

IPC Classes  ?

• G06Q 30/0601 - Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• B62B 3/14 - Hand carts having more than one axis carrying transport wheelsSteering devices thereforEquipment therefor characterised by provisions for nesting or stacking, e.g. shopping trolleys
• B62B 5/00 - Accessories or details specially adapted for hand carts
• G06Q 30/02 - MarketingPrice estimation or determinationFundraising
• G06Q 30/0241 - Advertisements
• G06Q 30/0251 - Targeted advertisements
• H04L 67/12 - Protocols specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
• H04W 84/02 - Hierarchically pre-organised networks, e.g. paging networks, cellular networks, WLAN [Wireless Local Area Network] or WLL [Wireless Local Loop]

Abstract

A media enhanced shopping cart system comprises a shopping cart, a locationing component, and a display component for displaying at least one advertisement for a product based on the location of the shopping cart within the store, wherein the locationing component is further operable to determine a location of the product within the store relative to the shopping cart, and wherein the display component is further operable to display an indication of the location of the advertised product relative to the location of the shopping cart.

IPC Classes  ?

• G06Q 30/06 - Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• B62B 3/14 - Hand carts having more than one axis carrying transport wheelsSteering devices thereforEquipment therefor characterised by provisions for nesting or stacking, e.g. shopping trolleys
• G06Q 30/02 - MarketingPrice estimation or determinationFundraising
• G06Q 30/0241 - Advertisements
• G06Q 30/0251 - Targeted advertisements
• G06Q 30/0601 - Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• H04W 84/02 - Hierarchically pre-organised networks, e.g. paging networks, cellular networks, WLAN [Wireless Local Area Network] or WLL [Wireless Local Loop]
• B62B 5/00 - Accessories or details specially adapted for hand carts
• H04L 67/12 - Protocols specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks

Abstract

A media enhanced shopping cart system comprises a shopping cart, a locationing component, and a display component for displaying at least one advertisement for a product based on the location of the shopping cart within the store, wherein the locationing component is further operable to determine a location of the product within the store relative to the shopping cart, and wherein the display component is further operable to display an indication of the location of the advertised product relative to the location of the shopping cart.

IPC Classes  ?

• G06Q 30/06 - Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• B62B 3/14 - Hand carts having more than one axis carrying transport wheelsSteering devices thereforEquipment therefor characterised by provisions for nesting or stacking, e.g. shopping trolleys
• G06Q 30/02 - MarketingPrice estimation or determinationFundraising
• H04W 84/02 - Hierarchically pre-organised networks, e.g. paging networks, cellular networks, WLAN [Wireless Local Area Network] or WLL [Wireless Local Loop]
• B62B 5/00 - Accessories or details specially adapted for hand carts
• H04L 67/12 - Protocols specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks

Abstract

A media enhanced shopping cart system comprises a shopping cart comprising a frame, a basket, a handle, a base tray, a plurality of wheels, a read component for performing a proximity scan of the shopping cart, a locationing component for determining a location of the shopping cart within a store based on the scan, and a display component for displaying at least one advertisement for a product based on the location of the shopping cart within the store, wherein the locationing component is further operable to determine a location of the product within the store relative to the shopping cart based on the scan, and wherein the display component is further operable to display an indication of the location of the advertised product relative to the location of the shopping cart.

IPC Classes  ?

• G06Q 30/0601 - Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• B62B 3/14 - Hand carts having more than one axis carrying transport wheelsSteering devices thereforEquipment therefor characterised by provisions for nesting or stacking, e.g. shopping trolleys
• G06Q 30/02 - MarketingPrice estimation or determinationFundraising
• B62B 5/00 - Accessories or details specially adapted for hand carts

Abstract

A media enhanced shopping cart system comprises a shopping cart comprising a frame, a basket, a handle, a base tray, a plurality of wheels, a read component for performing a proximity scan of the shopping cart, a locationing component for determining a location of the shopping cart within a store based on the scan, and a display component for displaying at least one advertisement for a product based on the location of the shopping cart within the store, wherein the locationing component is further operable to determine a location of the product within the store relative to the shopping cart based on the scan, and wherein the display component is further operable to display an indication of the location of the advertised product relative to the location of the shopping cart.

IPC Classes  ?

• G06Q 30/06 - Buying, selling or leasing transactions

Abstract

A media enhanced shopping cart system comprises a shopping cart, a locationing component, and a display component for displaying at least one advertisement for a product based on the location of the shopping cart within the store, wherein the locationing component is further operable to determine a location of the product within the store relative to the shopping cart, and wherein the display component is further operable to display an indication of the location of the advertised product relative to the location of the shopping cart.

IPC Classes  ?

• G06Q 30/00 - Commerce
• G06Q 30/06 - Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• B62B 3/14 - Hand carts having more than one axis carrying transport wheelsSteering devices thereforEquipment therefor characterised by provisions for nesting or stacking, e.g. shopping trolleys
• G06Q 30/02 - MarketingPrice estimation or determinationFundraising
• H04W 84/02 - Hierarchically pre-organised networks, e.g. paging networks, cellular networks, WLAN [Wireless Local Area Network] or WLL [Wireless Local Loop]
• B62B 5/00 - Accessories or details specially adapted for hand carts
• H04L 29/08 - Transmission control procedure, e.g. data link level control procedure

Abstract

A media enhanced shopping cart system comprises a shopping cart comprising a frame, a basket, a handle, a base tray, a plurality of wheels, a read component for performing a proximity scan of the shopping cart, a locationing component for determining a location of the shopping cart within a store based on the scan, and a display component for displaying at least one advertisement for a product based on the location of the shopping cart within the store, wherein the locationing component is further operable to determine a location of the product within the store relative to the shopping cart based on the scan, and wherein the display component is further operable to display an indication of the location of the advertised product relative to the location of the shopping cart.

IPC Classes  ?

• G06Q 30/06 - Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• B62B 3/14 - Hand carts having more than one axis carrying transport wheelsSteering devices thereforEquipment therefor characterised by provisions for nesting or stacking, e.g. shopping trolleys
• G06Q 30/02 - MarketingPrice estimation or determinationFundraising
• B62B 5/00 - Accessories or details specially adapted for hand carts

Abstract

A system for charging a vehicle-mounted battery comprising a vehicle, a battery, a plurality of electrical contacts, wherein the plurality of electrical contacts is coupled to the vehicle and at least one of the plurality of electrical contacts is electrically connected to the battery, a plurality of electric power transfer components, wherein at least one of the plurality of electric power transfer components rotates about an axis, and wherein each of the plurality of electric power transfer components is configured to prevent undesired connections between the plurality of electric power transfer components and the vehicle, and a power source.

IPC Classes  ?

• B60L 53/14 - Conductive energy transfer
• B60L 11/18 - using power supplied from primary cells, secondary cells, or fuel cells
• B60L 53/60 - Monitoring or controlling charging stations
• B62B 5/00 - Accessories or details specially adapted for hand carts
• B62B 3/14 - Hand carts having more than one axis carrying transport wheelsSteering devices thereforEquipment therefor characterised by provisions for nesting or stacking, e.g. shopping trolleys

Abstract

A system for charging a vehicle-mounted battery comprising a vehicle, a battery, a plurality of electrical contacts, wherein the plurality of electrical contacts is coupled to the vehicle and at least one of the plurality of electrical contacts is electrically connected to the battery, a plurality of electric power transfer components, wherein at least one of the plurality of electric power transfer components rotates about an axis, and wherein each of the plurality of electric power transfer components is configured to prevent undesired connections between the plurality of electric power transfer components and the vehicle, and a power source.

IPC Classes  ?

• H02J 7/00 - Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
• B62B 3/00 - Hand carts having more than one axis carrying transport wheelsSteering devices thereforEquipment therefor
• B60L 11/18 - using power supplied from primary cells, secondary cells, or fuel cells

Abstract

A media enhanced shopping cart system comprises a shopping cart comprising a frame, a basket, a handle, a base tray, a plurality of wheels, a read component for performing a proximity scan of the shopping cart, a locationing component for determining a location of the shopping cart within a store based on the scan, and a display component for displaying at least one advertisement for a product based on the location of the shopping cart within the store, wherein the locationing component is further operable to determine a lo cation of the product within the store relative to the shopping cart based on the scan, and wherein the display component is further operable to display an indication of the location of the advertised product relative to the location of the shopping cart.

IPC Classes  ?

• B62B 3/14 - Hand carts having more than one axis carrying transport wheelsSteering devices thereforEquipment therefor characterised by provisions for nesting or stacking, e.g. shopping trolleys
• G01G 19/02 - Weighing apparatus or methods adapted for special purposes not provided for in groups for weighing wheeled or rolling bodies, e.g. vehicles
• G01S 5/02 - Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more direction or position-line determinationsPosition-fixing by co-ordinating two or more distance determinations using radio waves
• G01S 5/14 - Determining absolute distances from a plurality of spaced points of known location
• G06F 3/0482 - Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• G06F 8/65 - Updates
• G06K 7/10 - Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by electromagnetic radiation, e.g. optical sensingMethods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by corpuscular radiation
• G06Q 30/00 - Commerce
• G06Q 30/0241 - Advertisements
• G06Q 30/0283 - Price estimation or determination
• G07C 5/00 - Registering or indicating the working of vehicles
• H01R 4/48 - Clamped connectionsSpring connections using a spring, clip or other resilient member
• H02J 7/00 - Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
• H04M 1/72469 - User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones for operating the device by selecting functions from two or more displayed items, e.g. menus or icons
• H04W 4/30 - Services specially adapted for particular environments, situations or purposes
• H04W 4/35 - Services specially adapted for particular environments, situations or purposes for the management of goods or merchandise
• H04W 4/80 - Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
• H04W 68/00 - User notification, e.g. alerting or paging, for incoming communication, change of service or the like

Abstract

A media enhanced shopping cart system comprises a shopping cart comprising a frame, a basket, a handle, a base tray, a plurality of wheels, a read component for performing a proximity scan of the shopping cart, a locationing component for determining a location of the shopping cart within a store based on the scan, and a display component for displaying at least one advertisement for a product based on the location of the shopping cart within the store, wherein the locationing component is further operable to determine a location of the product within the store relative to the shopping cart based on the scan, and wherein the display component is further operable to display an indication of the location of the advertised product relative to the location of the shopping cart.

IPC Classes  ?

• G08B 21/00 - Alarms responsive to a single specified undesired or abnormal condition and not otherwise provided for

Abstract

A media enhanced shopping cart system comprises a shopping cart comprising a frame, a basket, a handle, a base tray, a plurality of wheels, a read component for performing a proximity scan of the shopping cart, a locationing component for determining a location of the shopping cart within a store based on the scan, and a display component for displaying at least one advertisement for a product based on the location of the shopping cart within the store, wherein the locationing component is further operable to determine a location of the product within the store relative to the shopping cart based on the scan, and wherein the display component is further operable to display an indication of the location of the advertised product relative to the location of the shopping cart.

IPC Classes  ?

• G06Q 30/00 - Commerce

Abstract

A media enhanced shopping cart system comprises a shopping cart comprising a frame, a basket, a handle, a base tray, a plurality of wheels, a read component for performing a proximity scan of the shopping cart, a locationing component for determining a location of the shopping cart within a store based on the scan, and a display component for displaying at least one advertisement for a product based on the location of the shopping cart within the store, wherein the locationing component is further operable to determine a location of the product within the store relative to the shopping cart based on the scan, and wherein the display component is further operable to display an indication of the location of the advertised product relative to the location of the shopping cart.

IPC Classes  ?

• G06K 15/00 - Arrangements for producing a permanent visual presentation of the output data

Abstract

A media enhanced shopping cart system comprises a shopping cart comprising a frame, a basket, a handle, a base tray, a plurality of wheels, a read component for performing a proximity scan of the shopping cart, a locationing component for determining a location of the shopping cart within a store based on the scan, and a display component for displaying at least one advertisement for a product based on the location of the shopping cart within the store, wherein the locationing component is further operable to determine a location of the product within the store relative to the shopping cart based on the scan, and wherein the display component is further operable to display an indication of the location of the advertised product relative to the location of the shopping cart.

IPC Classes  ?

• H02J 7/00 - Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries

Abstract

A media enhanced shopping cart system comprises a shopping cart comprising a frame, a basket, a handle, a base tray, a plurality of wheels, a read component for performing a proximity scan of the shopping cart, a locationing component for determining a location of the shopping cart within a store based on the scan, and a display component for displaying at least one advertisement for a product based on the location of the shopping cart within the store, wherein the locationing component is further operable to determine a location of the product within the store relative to the shopping cart based on the scan, and wherein the display component is further operable to display an indication of the location of the advertised product relative to the location of the shopping cart.

IPC Classes  ?

• G08B 13/14 - Mechanical actuation by lifting or attempted removal of hand-portable articles

Abstract

A media enhanced shopping cart system comprises a shopping cart comprising a frame, a basket, a handle, a base tray, a plurality of wheels, a read component for performing a proximity scan of the shopping cart, a locationing component for determining a location of the shopping cart within a store based on the scan, and a display component for displaying at least one advertisement for a product based on the location of the shopping cart within the store, wherein the locationing component is further operable to determine a location of the product within the store relative to the shopping cart based on the scan, and wherein the display component is further operable to display an indication of the location of the advertised product relative to the location of the shopping cart.

IPC Classes  ?

• G08B 1/08 - Systems for signalling characterised solely by the form of transmission of the signal using electric transmission
• G08B 13/14 - Mechanical actuation by lifting or attempted removal of hand-portable articles
• B60R 9/00 - Supplementary fittings on vehicle exterior for carrying loads, e.g. luggage, sports gear or the like

Abstract

A media enhanced shopping cart system comprises a shopping cart comprising a frame, a basket, a handle, a base tray, a plurality of wheels, a read component for performing a proximity scan of the shopping cart, a locationing component for determining a location of the shopping cart within a store based on the scan, and a display component for displaying at least one advertisement for a product based on the location of the shopping cart within the store, wherein the locationing component is further operable to determine a location of the product within the store relative to the shopping cart based on the scan, and wherein the display component is further operable to display an indication of the location of the advertised product relative to the location of the shopping cart.

IPC Classes  ?

• G08B 13/14 - Mechanical actuation by lifting or attempted removal of hand-portable articles

Abstract

A media enhanced shopping cart system comprises a shopping cart (10) comprising a frame (30), a basket (20), a handle (22), a base tray (50), a plurality of wheels (37, 38), a read component for performing a proximity scan of the shopping cart, a locationing component for determining a location of the shopping cart within a store based on the scan. and a display component for displaying at least one advertisement for a product based on the location of the shopping cart within the store, wherein the locationing component is further operable to determine a location of the product within the store relative to the shopping cart based on the scan, and wherein the display component is further operable to display an indication of the location of the advertised product relative to the location of the shopping cart.

IPC Classes  ?

• A47F 10/02 - Furniture or installations specially adapted to particular types of service systems, not otherwise provided for for self-service type systems, e.g. supermarkets
• B62B 3/00 - Hand carts having more than one axis carrying transport wheelsSteering devices thereforEquipment therefor
• B62B 3/14 - Hand carts having more than one axis carrying transport wheelsSteering devices thereforEquipment therefor characterised by provisions for nesting or stacking, e.g. shopping trolleys
• B62B 5/00 - Accessories or details specially adapted for hand carts
• G06K 7/10 - Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by electromagnetic radiation, e.g. optical sensingMethods or arrangements for sensing record carriers by corpuscular radiation
• G06Q 10/087 - Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders
• G06Q 30/0226 - Incentive systems for frequent usage, e.g. frequent flyer miles programs or point systems
• G06Q 30/0251 - Targeted advertisements
• G09F 21/04 - Mobile visual advertising by land vehicles
• H04B 1/59 - RespondersTransponders
• H04W 4/35 - Services specially adapted for particular environments, situations or purposes for the management of goods or merchandise
• H04W 4/38 - Services specially adapted for particular environments, situations or purposes for collecting sensor information

Abstract

A media enhanced shopping cart system comprises a shopping cart (10) comprising a frame (30), a basket (20), a handle (22), a base tray (50), a plurality of wheels (37, 38), a read component for performing a proximity scan of the shopping cart, a locationing component for determining a location of the shopping cart within a store based on the scan, and a display component for displaying at least one advertisement for a product based on the location of the shopping cart within the store, wherein the locationing component is further operable to determine a location of the product within the store relative to the shopping cart based on the scan, and wherein the display component is further operable to display an indication of the location of the advertised product relative to the location of the shopping cart.

IPC Classes  ?

• A47F 10/02 - Furniture or installations specially adapted to particular types of service systems, not otherwise provided for for self-service type systems, e.g. supermarkets
• B62B 3/14 - Hand carts having more than one axis carrying transport wheelsSteering devices thereforEquipment therefor characterised by provisions for nesting or stacking, e.g. shopping trolleys
• G09F 21/04 - Mobile visual advertising by land vehicles
• H04B 1/59 - RespondersTransponders

Abstract

A media enhanced shopping cart system comprises a shopping cart comprising a frame, a basket, a handle, a base tray, and a plurality of wheels, an inventory component for determining an inventory contained by the shopping cart, an identification component for associating a unique identity of the shopping cart, a correlation component of a modular computing device for correlating the inventory contained by the shopping cart with the unique identity of the shopping cart, and a communication component for conveying to a retailer system the correlation between the inventory and the unique identity of the shopping cart.

IPC Classes  ?

• G06Q 30/00 - Commerce
• G07G 1/00 - Cash registers

Goods & Services

Electronic information delivery and tracking system consisting of computer hardware, computer software for use in delivering and tracking electronic information, namely, for determining and displaying the contents of a shopping cart, for determining the location of the shopping cart or products within a store, for delivering and displaying advertisements, product promotions, product pricing, product information, recipes, nutritional information, store-related notifications, shopping lists, news, weather, and other information to a video display on the shopping cart, for responding to voice commands, for responding to commands from cart-mounted interactive navigation buttons, for scanning products, and for collecting and storing data related to consumer purchases; bar code scanners, microphones, batteries, battery chargers, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) scanners, RFID readers, RFID antennas, wireless receivers, and video displays for mounting on shopping carts; computer hardware, computer software for use in delivering and tracking electronic information for determining and displaying the contents of a shopping cart, for determining the location of the shopping cart or products within a store, for delivering and displaying advertisements, product promotions, product pricing, product information, recipes, nutritional information, store-related notifications, shopping lists, news, weather, and other information to a video display on the shopping cart, for responding to voice commands, for responding to commands from cart-mounted interactive navigation buttons, for scanning products, and for collecting and storing data related to consumer purchases Technology-enabled shopping carts Retail marketing services, namely, promoting the goods of others through direct product advertising at the point of purchase in a retail store on technology-enabled shopping carts; marketing analysis services, namely, analyzing consumer purchasing data to evaluate advertising and product promotion effectiveness and creating reports from such data; consumer research, namely, collecting, storing, mining, processing and analyzing consumer data to evaluate shopper purchasing habits, advertising effectiveness, and product replenishment needs