Michael Andrew Daily

US Patent:

8181865, May 22, 2012

Filed:

Apr 22, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/107727

Inventors:

Michael A. Daily - Claremont NC, US

Assignee:

Freedom Shopping, Inc. - Hickory NC

International Classification:

G06K 15/00
G06K 5/00
G06K 7/00
G06Q 30/00

US Classification:

235383, 235380, 235385, 235439

Abstract:

The invention relates to a self-checkout system that selectively activates an alarm when an item is determined to be stolen, engages the user regarding the purchase of the item, and informs the user of the purchase status of the item. When an item is determined to be stolen, and a number of occurrences of the item in the database indicating it is stolen is greater than a predetermined amount over a predetermined period of time, a theft detection module does not transmit a security signal to activate an alarm. The invention can also include a touch-screen display including a first portion dedicated to displaying POS transactions and online shopping and a second portion dedicated to displaying interactive digital media related to the item. Furthermore, the invention can include indicators on the touch screen display to indicate the status of an item.

US Patent:

8191780, Jun 5, 2012

Filed:

Dec 27, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/910436

Inventors:

Michael A. Daily - Claremont NC, US

Assignee:

Freedom Shopping, Inc. - Hickory NC

International Classification:

G06K 15/00
G06K 5/00
G06K 7/00
G06Q 30/00

US Classification:

235383, 235380, 235385, 235439

Abstract:

A self-checkout kiosk enables a patron to purchase product carrying a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID} tag. The kiosk includes a frame defining a portal through which the patron must exit from a vending area in which product is stored and available for purchase. A card reader, bill acceptor and a computer monitor adjacent the portal enables the patron to complete a purchase transaction prior to exiting the vending area through the portal. The frame carries RFID reading antennas for detecting product being transferred through the portal. A security system responds to transfer of product through the portal without completion of a purchase transaction.

US Patent:

8328096, Dec 11, 2012

Filed:

Jun 4, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/488202

Inventors:

Michael A. Daily - Claremont NC, US

Assignee:

Freedom Shopping, Inc. - Statesville NC

International Classification:

G06K 15/00
G06K 5/00
G06K 7/00
G06Q 30/00

US Classification:

235383, 235 2, 235380, 235385, 235439, 705 15

Abstract:

A self-checkout kiosk enables a patron to purchase product displayed in a vending area and carrying a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag. The customer exits the vending area through a security portal. The kiosk, a bill acceptor, and a computer monitor, either adjacent the portal or separated there from, enables the patron to complete a purchase transaction prior to exiting the vending area through the portal. The portal includes RFID reading antennas for detecting product being transferred through the portal. A security system responds to transfer of product through the portal without a patron completing a purchase transaction using the self-checkout station. The security system itself is also usable in conventional retail environments when an attendant is present.

US Patent:

8469269, Jun 25, 2013

Filed:

Nov 26, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/685497

Inventors:

Michael A. Daily - Clayton NC, US
Rob Simmons - Statesville NC, US

Assignee:

Freedom Shopping, Inc. - Statesville NC

International Classification:

G06K 15/00
G06K 5/00
G06K 7/00
G06Q 30/00

US Classification:

235383, 705 15, 235380, 235385, 235439

Abstract:

A self-checkout kiosk enables a patron to purchase or allocate to an account a product displayed in a vending area and carrying a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag. The patron exits the vending area through a security portal. The kiosk, a bill acceptor, a computer monitor and/or a mobile device enables the patron to complete a purchase or allocate transaction prior to exiting the vending area through the portal. The portal includes RFID reading antennas for marking products stolen when transferred through the portal without a transaction. Alternatively, a smart shelf keeps track of products on the smart shelf and keeps a checkout tally of removed products. If the patron does not complete a purchase or allocate transaction, or returns the product to the smart shelf within a user-defined set of time, the smart shelf will mark the product as stolen. A security system responds to products marked as stolen.

US Patent:

20080084312, Apr 10, 2008

Filed:

Oct 9, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/869550

Inventors:

Michael A. Daily - Claremont NC, US

International Classification:

H04B 7/00

US Classification:

3405728

Abstract:

The manufacturer and use of an radio frequency identification (RFID) tag includes an improved foam substrate that is fire-resistant that utilizes an adhesive that allows the use of the tag in hot and cold environments without regard to the dielectric constant of the surface of the product that the tag is affixed. The sensitivity of the tag is sufficiently maintained to allow the trimming of the antenna when it is desirable to reduce the size of the affixed RFID tag.

US Patent:

20080189161, Aug 7, 2008

Filed:

Feb 5, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/026168

Inventors:

Michael A. Daily - Claremont NC, US
Ronald D. Foster - South Bend IN, US

International Classification:

G06Q 10/00
G06F 17/30
G06Q 99/00

US Classification:

705 8, 705 1, 726 4

Abstract:

The invention relates to a system and method for storing control information associated with RFID tags that allows entities that do not share common tracking systems to access relevant information to determine the status and location of tagged items. The tracking system may include a drop box having a housing for receiving a package with an RFID tag, a RFID reader positioned within the housing for scanning the RFID tag to obtain control information and transmitting package received information, and a RFID processing module for receiving the package received information from the RFID reader and scheduling a pick up of the package using the package received information.

US Patent:

20080211671, Sep 4, 2008

Filed:

Jan 11, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/013255

Inventors:

Michael A. Daily - Claremont NC, US

Assignee:

DAGOSI, LLC - Hickory NC

International Classification:

G08B 13/14

US Classification:

3405721

Abstract:

The invention relates to a self-checkout kiosk that utilizes RFID tags and a distance and direction RFID reader to detect sales merchandise. The kiosk includes POS software, which automatically detects items selected by a patron that have previously been received into inventory and tagged, which facilitates the completion of the sale by detecting the distance and direction of the RFID tag. The kiosk incorporates a communication system and means for the patron to communicate with a store employee located distant from the kiosk. The POS software utilizes multiple payment methods and has the capability to display advertisements based on product being detected.

US Patent:

20130080278, Mar 28, 2013

Filed:

Nov 21, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/683983

Inventors:

Michael A. Daily - Clayton NC, US

Assignee:

Freedom Shopping, Inc. - Statesville NC

International Classification:

G07G 1/00

US Classification:

705 23

Abstract:

A self-checkout kiosk enables a patron to purchase product displayed in a vending area and carrying a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag. The customer exits the vending area through a security portal. The kiosk, a bill acceptor, and a computer monitor, either adjacent the portal or separated there from, enables the patron to complete a purchase transaction prior to exiting the vending area through the portal. The portal includes RFID reading antennas for detecting product being transferred through the portal. A security system responds to transfer of product through the portal without a patron completing a purchase transaction using the self-checkout station. The security system itself is also usable in conventional retail environments when an attendant is present.