Patent ID: 7433831

Claim:
A system for the distribution and display of product information in a retail establishment, comprising: a master computer, comprising a first internal communications bus, a first input/output device, and a first memory containing a master price look-up table; a first communications interface connected to the master computer; one or more electronic cash registers; an electronic price display unit; an electronic cash register emulation hub, for translating product information in a universal price code format or dedicated price lookup key table format to an electronic price display unit format; a central computer, located at the retail establishment, comprising: a second internal communications bus; a second input/output device; a second memory containing a second master price look-up table; and a second communications interface for communicating with the one or more electronic cash registers and the electronic cash register emulation hub located in the retail establishment; and a third communications interface, connected to the central computer, for communicating with the master computer.