Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Distributed point of sale, electronic article surveillance, and product information system, apparatus and method
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Application No.: US14100833Application Date: 2013-12-09
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Publication No.: US09892398B2Publication Date: 2018-02-13
- Inventor: Ian James Forster
- Applicant: Ian James Forster
- Applicant Address: US OH Mentor
- Assignee: AVERY DENNISON RETAIL INFORMATION SERVICES, LLC
- Current Assignee: AVERY DENNISON RETAIL INFORMATION SERVICES, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US OH Mentor
- Agency: Avery Dennison Retail Information Services, LLC
- Main IPC: G06Q20/00
- IPC: G06Q20/00 ; G06Q20/20 ; G06Q20/32

Abstract:
A distributed point of sale, electronic article surveillance, and product information system. The system can include a central database and at least one integrated POS/EAS/information terminal adapted to communicate with NFC-enabled devices, RFID and EAS tags, and the database, wherein, when a customer places an NFC-enabled device and a product having an RFID and EAS tag and proximate the terminal, the terminal facilitates a transaction for purchasing the product. The terminal can include a processor, an NFC transceiver, a UHF RFID reader, and a Bluetooth transceiver. The transaction for purchasing the product can be performed via the NFC-enabled device.
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