Shopping receptacle with in-built user interface

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2007-04-24

2007-04-24

Le, Thien M. (Department: 2876)

Registers

Systems controlled by data bearing records

Mechanized store

C235S375000

Reexamination Certificate

active

10815633

ABSTRACT:
A shopping receptacle for facilitating interaction between a user and a computer system, the receptacle being adapted to receive and retain a product item having an interface surface associated therewith, the interface surface having disposed thereon or therein coded data including a plurality of coded data portions, each coded data portion being indicative of the identity of the product item, wherein the receptacle comprises:(a) a receptacle body adapted to receive and retain the product item; and,(b) a sensing device adapted to:(i) sense at least some of the coded data on the interface surface of the product item as the product item is positioned in a sensing region; , and,(ii) generate, using the sensed coded data, indicating data indicative of the identity of the product item; and,(iii) transfer the indicating data to the computer system; and,(c) a user interface for facilitating the interaction with the computer system, the interaction being performed using the indicating data.

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