Michael P Leroy

US Patent:

6439345, Aug 27, 2002

Filed:

May 22, 1996

Appl. No.:

08/651630

Inventors:

Patricia A. Recktenwald - Naperville IL
James M. Brabson - Woodridge IL
Michael E. LeRoy - Algonquin IL
Frank J. Lopuszynski - Crystal Lake IL
Anthony J. Fernandes - Villa Park IL
Terrance L. McGinnis - Crystal Lake IL
Paul J. Wasson - Lake in the Hills IL
Philip L. Thacher - Lake in the Hills IL

Assignee:

Sears, Roebuck and Co. - Hoffman Estates IL

International Classification:

A47F 900

US Classification:

186 55, 235383, 705 18

Abstract:

An item processing kiosk is located in or near a pickup area and (i) displays selections allowing a customer to choose whether the customer is picking up or dropping off an item (ii) in response to the customer selecting one of the displayed selections, displays a request for the customer to enter a customer and item identification, and (iii) in response to the customer entering the customer and item identification, electronically transmits a message to a remote stock room terminal. The message designates whether an it is to be picked up or dropped off. The message is arranged to cause the stock room terminal to identify the customer and the item. A stock room attendant picks up the item from, or delivers the item to, the customer, as appropriate.

US Patent:

59704748, Oct 19, 1999

Filed:

Apr 24, 1997

Appl. No.:

8/842334

Inventors:

Michael LeRoy - Algonquin IL
Paul Wasson - Lake In The Hills IL
James Brabson - Woodridge IL
Ron Trainer - Rolling Meadows IL

Assignee:

Sears, Roebuck and Co. - Hoffman Estates IL

International Classification:

G06F 1760

US Classification:

705 27

Abstract:

A product information system for selecting, monitoring and purchasing of products in a retail establishment includes a product selection device, a data processor, a registry retrieval device, a point-of-sale data input device, and a host computer. The product selection device identifies desired items selected by a registrant and routes the desired items to a registry database on a host computer. The data processor is adapted to communicate with the product selection device to thereby collect the desired items selected by the registrant and route the desired items to the host computer. The registry retrieval device is configured to retrieve updated registry data from the host computer in response to a request from a purchasing customer. The retrieval device has an output unit for displaying an updated list of items in the registry database. The point-of-sale data input device identifies desired items which have been purchased by a customer for routing to the host computer.