摘要:
A system and method of displaying information by an electronic price label which uses thresholds to minimize the number of messages to an electronic price label. The system includes a record for an item associated with the electronic price label which contains the thresholds. The thresholds divide the information into a number of ranges including a first range of information and a second range of information. The system further includes a computer for scheduling messages for transmission to the electronic price label, wherein the computer obtains first information associated with the first range and displayed by the electronic price label, obtains second information which is more recent than the first information, determines whether the first information equals the second information, and if the first information does not equal the second information, obtains the second range, determines whether the first information is within the second range, and sends a message to the electronic price label containing the second information and a command to display the second information instead of the first information if the first information is outside the second range.
摘要:
A system and method of refilling a prescription which uses a pharmacy kiosk. One embodiment of the system includes a touch screen located at a pharmacy, an input device in the touch screen or card reader for recording identification information from a customer, a barcode reader located at the pharmacy for reading a barcode containing prescription information from a previous transaction, a card reader or cash acceptor or check reader located at the pharmacy for receiving payment from the customer, and a computer located at the pharmacy for displaying a prompt to enter the identification information and scan the barcode using the touch screen, for recording the prescription information using the barcode reader, for determining corresponding price information for a refill of the prescription, and for processing payment for the refill from the customer.
摘要:
A system and method of determining interactions between medicines which includes a pharmacy kiosk. One embodiment of the pharmacy kiosk includes a display, an input device, and a computer for displaying a prompt to enter medicine identification information for a medicine, for recording the medicine identification information, for obtaining interaction information between the medicine and other medicines, and for displaying the interaction information. The computer may additionally record operator identification information, obtain prescriptions of the operator for the other medicines using the operator identification information, obtain interaction information between the medicine and the other medicines, and display the interaction information.
摘要:
A system and method of scheduling assisted-service travel terminal representatives which optimizes staffing of assisted-service travel terminals. The system includes a computer for analyzing the first travel information from a plurality of self-service travel terminals and second travel information from a plurality of assisted-service travel terminals to obtain a schedule of operation for the assisted-service travel terminals including optimal numbers of the travel terminal representatives, and for generating a report containing the schedule.
摘要:
A method of protecting private data for a network kiosk which masks entered private data with a symbol. The method includes the steps of determining fields in the web page which contain the private data by the kiosk, and masking the private data by the kiosk.
摘要:
A system and method of dispatching an individual in a transaction establishment which employs a communication system and pagers. In a preferred embodiment, the system includes a telephone or other alert device for receiving a first message indicative of a problem, a recording device for recording a location of the problem from the first message, an electronic price label system including a number of transmitters in the transaction establishment for transmitting a second message addressed to a pager carried by the individual and a number of receivers in the transaction establishment for receiving a third message from the pager and a computer which determines a location of the pager from signal strength information from the third message and which sends a fourth message containing the location of the problem to the pager carried by the individual to alert the individual to respond to the problem. The first message may be from a customer in the transaction establishment, an employee of the transaction establishment, or a system in the transaction establishment. The choice of a responding individual may be based upon the person's skill or proximity to the problem.
摘要:
An item processing system and method which track label usage for purposes including cost savings. The item processing system includes a barcode reader, a radio frequency label interrogator, and a computer which obtains first identification information from the barcode reader and second identification information from the radio frequency label interrogator, which associates receipt of the first identification information with an item if the item includes a barcode label, and which associates receipt of the second identification information with the item if the item includes a radio frequency label.
摘要:
An apparatus for grouping electronic price labels (EPLs) which facilitates installation of electronic price labels in signs and promotional displays rather than standard shelf edges. The apparatus primarily includes a frame member for mounting the EPLs including a plurality of bays arranged in a plurality of rows and columns. The apparatus additionally includes a product description sheet mounted to the frame member including apertures for exposing displays within the EPLs. Optionally included are a product description sheet holder which mounts to the frame member for retaining the product description sheet against the front surface and a base for supporting the frame member on a flat surface.
摘要:
A self-service checkout system which weighs products with RFID labels for security. The system includes an RFID label affixed to a product, a scale for determining actual weight information for the product, and a computer which records a customer indication that the product is on the scale, transmits a signal to the RFID label while the product is on the scale, records a response from the RFID label, obtains identification information for the product using the response from the RFID label, obtains price and reference weight information for the product using the identification information, compares the actual weight information with the reference weight information, and initiates acceptance of payment if a difference amount between the actual weight information and the reference weight information is with a predetermined threshold.
摘要:
A bar code processing method for a network kiosk which automatically obtains information about an item from identification information obtained from a bar code reader. The method includes the steps of displaying a web page associated with an item, displaying a prompt associated with the web page to have an operator use a bar code reader to read a bar code on the item, and receiving information from the bar code reader which identifies the item.