Shopping cart position sensing system
CA 1330367 C · Owner: Videocart, Inc. · Inventors: Malec, John; Moser, Joseph P.
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A shopping cart display system and position sensing system includes a cart mounted display that is responsive to trigger signals provided by transmitters associated with a particular location. When the display receives a unique trigger signal, it displays advertising media associated with that location. In one embodiment, the display includes a sensor for determining whether the information is displayed in the presence of a consumer, and a memory for storing all trigger signals received during a given shopping trip. The stored data is transmitted to a polling transceiver located at a point of sale register for later analysis and gives a log of all locations that the cart has visited.
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- Granted June 21, 1994. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended June 21, 2011.
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