Patent ID: 7174312
Filing Date: 2007-02-06
Classification: G06F,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A networked product sampling system comprising: a plurality of sampling stations, each sampling station being positioned at a different location within a retail site, wherein each said different location is assigned a unique location identifier, and each sampling station including a display and an audio output device for playing samples of product content of products for sale by the retail site; a retail site server; and a database coupled to said plurality of sampling stations through the retail site server and storing sample content and meta data related to products for sale at said retail site, wherein each of said sampling stations is assigned the location identifier that is assigned to the location at which the sampling station is positioned, the retail site server is configured to select particular meta data to send to a sampling station based on the unique location identifier assigned to the sampling station, wherein the sampling station is configured to display the meta data after receiving the meta data from the retail site server.