GB2479032A - Shopping aid - Google Patents

Abstract

A navigation device with interactive map shown on a touch screen for shoppers, preferably attached to a trolley's handle bar to guide the shopper to specific items. The device preferably also displays games, advertisements and nutritional information about products on the screen. Preferably, there is also attached to the trolley a barcode scanner and EPOS machine/card reader so that the shopper can avoid queues. A further preferable feature is a machine to print out a receipt for the shopper and send a copy of the receipt via e-mail.

Description

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Trolley Idea -Description and Spec/Ications-

Time Saving Trolley' Diagram 1-Showing Trolley attached to electronic till and check out point with electronic.cwi:pe cord reader. Becide.v thi.c attached to the Trolley as well is the Navigation system for choppers with interacth'e Map of store. -(A screen which not only includes a Navigation system for shoppers but children s games, advertisements and educational info re.

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Diagram 2-Showing in this diagram: The Navigation system and interactive Map shown on screen for shoppers (which includes children s games, advertisements and educational info re. nutrition as well as Interactive Map of Store). This screen is attached to Trolley, Along with this, attached to electronic Till and check out point with electronic swipe card reader for shoppers. 1.

pecfflcationsasid Outline for Trolley: 7v p.dl idea for this Trolley L:1w: it Lc a Trolley with a credit card/debit card machlne'/ pin machine attav,hed to it,so twt the buyer or customer does not have to cue at a check-out.

A) Where the pin ntachine/ card machine can sit (although it could go on other places on the Trolley, too). Also, nt to the pin machine/credit card machineldebit card machine, can sit a barcode scanner, so that the customer can scan in his/her items hthhe has taken off the store shelves hinueffñlerserwul also a small computer screen, showing all iftmLsaliosi? and lists of what Is being bought and totals and subtotals and also showing arty special offi!rs in the store at that time (bit, one get one free. etc). There needs to be enough room, of course to steer the Trolley and to put both hands on either end of the Trolley push bar.

B)Here could be quite a good place where carrier bags could be kej* so that the cwlomer where going around the store to collect items, can just sinqly take one of the corner bags from the back of the Trolley (or use kb/Pier own re-usable bags, he/she has brought along), and scan items into mini-computer een and then fill sqt his/her own shopping bags and then put directly into Trolley, without having to cue to pay atfivirt Qf store.

C) 7 Trolley itseLf arul 11* Trolley frame Itself could be vesy similar or the swne as what 7)vlleys currently look like in the stores. Howeves there can be arty nwnber Qf variations to II

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77w: there might be a baby carrier seal/child's seat at push bar's end (as there sometimes we, -.

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The Over.aIl Trolley design-it's look and appewwsce and the exact materials use4 can of course vwy.

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Claims (4)

1. Claims - 1.-A Trolley designed to save shopper's time CompromLcing of The Navigation system or Map shown on touch sensitive screen flu shoppers to find their way around the shop (as depicted In A) of di agrrsm one and:), is), ii:) and iv) and v) of diagram t.This Navigation system and Map on touch sensitive screen is attached to the Trolley bar.Lithe, similar to Satellite Navigation or 7am Tom' technology or done without Satellite Navigation Techology and providing a simple 10 tire touch sensitive screen with interactive map for shoppere (as depicted in 4) of diagram one and,), it), iii) and iv) and v) of diagram two.
2. 2.-The Trolley wish attached interactive Screen with interactive map according to Claim 1. Interactive Map 0/store on touch screen/touch sensitive screen will provide or include the option flit-the shopper to type in' orfindfoud st 1ff or product they we searching/or and will then direct them or give them instructions on the screen ai to which aisle to then go to. to collect their item
3. 3.-The Trolley with attached interactive Screen with interactive map, according to Claim! will allow any customer to type into the touch sensitive screen what he or she is looking for (in an examples case under 5' for salty/sailed peanuts', choosing from selection of products from 4-2 categories, The instruction, might read asfollows: "For salted peanuts', please go to aisle 18 in far left hand side of store" IThere this aisle is would be indicated on a map on the screen
4. 4.-77 Trolley with attached interactive Screen with interactive Map, according to Claim 1. will potentially include alongside interactive games for children, nutritional information about products which they we buyrng, including fat content and calories, is, well as potent J advertisements ofproducgs in store.5.-The Trolley with attached interactive Screen with interactive Map, according to Claim 1. will poteAtially include alongside other features, the ability to process transaction of shopping bus to not only give one hard-copy receipt of transaction but will send an automated copy of transaction to shoppers email address. N ivy" at.*4' ca-i-e.t-,-4 ( a44e/i eJ a/ k4 7 Tc ¶e Zk tJc4fr oIy,te