DE3855178D1 - Anzeigesystem für einkaufswagen - Google Patents

Anzeigesystem für einkaufswagen

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DE3855178D1
DE3855178D1 DE3855178T DE3855178T DE3855178D1 DE 3855178 D1 DE3855178 D1 DE 3855178D1 DE 3855178 T DE3855178 T DE 3855178T DE 3855178 T DE3855178 T DE 3855178T DE 3855178 D1 DE3855178 D1 DE 3855178D1
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display system
shopping cart
shopping
cart
display
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John Malec
Joseph Moser
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Fujitsu Frontech North America Inc
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Klever Kart Inc
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    • GPHYSICS
    • G06COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06QINFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G06Q30/00Commerce
    • G06Q30/02Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62BHAND-PROPELLED VEHICLES, e.g. HAND CARTS OR PERAMBULATORS; SLEDGES
    • B62B3/00Hand carts having more than one axis carrying transport wheels; Steering devices therefor; Equipment therefor
    • B62B3/14Hand carts having more than one axis carrying transport wheels; Steering devices therefor; Equipment therefor characterised by provisions for nesting or stacking, e.g. shopping trolleys
    • B62B3/1408Display devices mounted on it, e.g. advertisement displays
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62BHAND-PROPELLED VEHICLES, e.g. HAND CARTS OR PERAMBULATORS; SLEDGES
    • B62B3/00Hand carts having more than one axis carrying transport wheels; Steering devices therefor; Equipment therefor
    • B62B3/14Hand carts having more than one axis carrying transport wheels; Steering devices therefor; Equipment therefor characterised by provisions for nesting or stacking, e.g. shopping trolleys
    • B62B3/1408Display devices mounted on it, e.g. advertisement displays
    • B62B3/1416Display devices mounted on it, e.g. advertisement displays mounted on the handle
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62BHAND-PROPELLED VEHICLES, e.g. HAND CARTS OR PERAMBULATORS; SLEDGES
    • B62B3/00Hand carts having more than one axis carrying transport wheels; Steering devices therefor; Equipment therefor
    • B62B3/14Hand carts having more than one axis carrying transport wheels; Steering devices therefor; Equipment therefor characterised by provisions for nesting or stacking, e.g. shopping trolleys
    • B62B3/1408Display devices mounted on it, e.g. advertisement displays
    • B62B3/1424Electronic display devices
    • GPHYSICS
    • G06COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06KGRAPHICAL DATA READING; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS
    • G06K17/00Methods or arrangements for effecting co-operative working between equipments covered by two or more of main groups G06K1/00 - G06K15/00, e.g. automatic card files incorporating conveying and reading operations
    • G06K17/0022Methods or arrangements for effecting co-operative working between equipments covered by two or more of main groups G06K1/00 - G06K15/00, e.g. automatic card files incorporating conveying and reading operations arrangements or provisious for transferring data to distant stations, e.g. from a sensing device
    • GPHYSICS
    • G06COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06QINFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G06Q90/00Systems or methods specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes, not involving significant data processing
    • G06Q90/20Destination assistance within a business structure or complex
    • GPHYSICS
    • G07CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07GREGISTERING THE RECEIPT OF CASH, VALUABLES, OR TOKENS
    • G07G1/00Cash registers
    • G07G1/12Cash registers electronically operated
    • G07G1/14Systems including one or more distant stations co-operating with a central processing unit
    • G07G1/145PLU-management
DE3855178T 1987-09-21 1988-09-21 Anzeigesystem für einkaufswagen Expired - Lifetime DE3855178T3 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US99288 1987-09-21
US07/099,288 US4973952A (en) 1987-09-21 1987-09-21 Shopping cart display system
PCT/US1988/003259 WO1989002628A1 (en) 1987-09-21 1988-09-21 Shopping cart display system

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DE3855178D1 true DE3855178D1 (de) 1996-05-09
DE3855178T2 DE3855178T2 (de) 1996-11-28
DE3855178T3 DE3855178T3 (de) 2006-03-23

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DE3855178T Expired - Lifetime DE3855178T3 (de) 1987-09-21 1988-09-21 Anzeigesystem für einkaufswagen

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US (3) US4973952A (de)
EP (1) EP0335931B2 (de)
JP (1) JP2743340B2 (de)
AR (1) AR242676A1 (de)
AT (1) ATE136378T1 (de)
AU (4) AU616917B2 (de)
BR (1) BR8807216A (de)
CA (1) CA1300235C (de)
DE (1) DE3855178T3 (de)
DK (1) DK175971B1 (de)
FI (1) FI892436A (de)
WO (1) WO1989002628A1 (de)

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