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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2006
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2000
Thomas K. Roslak, Eastport, NY (US);
Adam Petrovich, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Jerome Swartz, Old Field, NY (US);
Ian Jenkins, Stony Brook, NY (US);
John Pellaumail, Wargrave, GB;
Thomas K. Roslak, Eastport, NY (US);
Adam Petrovich, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Jerome Swartz, Old Field, NY (US);
Ian Jenkins, Stony Brook, NY (US);
John Pellaumail, Wargrave, GB;
Symbol Technologies, Inc., Holtsville, NY (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a personal shopping system for combined use in both the home of a user and a shopping establishment. The system includes a host computer which is coupled to a host modem and, optionally, to at least one wireless multi-access point. The portable terminal can be used in both the shopping establishment and the home of the user. It is configured to read bar codes associated with items related to shopping, and includes a memory, a bar code reader, a wireless transceiver, and a data interface. The data interface of the terminal communicates with a data interface of the shopping establishment kiosk cradle or directly with the shopping establishment's communications network.