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A portable data collection device (10) adapted to be mounted to a shopping cart (18) is disclosed. The device includes a housing (12) having a clamping assembly (80, 82, 84, and 86) for releasably clamping the housing to a pushing bar (16) of a shopping cart (18). The housing (12) defines an interio

A portable data collection device (10) adapted to be mounted to a shopping cart (18) is disclosed. The device includes a housing (12) having a clamping assembly (80, 82, 84, and 86) for releasably clamping the housing to a pushing bar (16) of a shopping cart (18). The housing (12) defines an interior region supporting device electronics. The device further includes an interactive touch sensitive visual display screen (110, 112) and a retractable, tethered dataform reader (22) releasable mounted on the housing (12). When mounted on the housing (12), an imaging assembly (42) and an illumination assembly (44) of the reader (22) are continuously actuated to read a dataform presented to the reader. When removed from the housing, (12) the reader (22) is actuated by depressing a trigger (40) on the reader. The device also includes a magnetic stripe reading assembly (60), a printer (62) and communications circuitry (118) including a radio communicator module. A locator provides position information of the portable collection device (10) relative to a distribution facility via data interchange with a plurality of transceivers (166, 168). Information selectively obtained from the transceivers (166, 168) allows for selective retrieval and display of information on the visual display screen (110, 112) which is keyed to product type or location of the portable collection device (110).

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[ Having thus described the invention, it is now claimed:] [1.] A distribution facility product data information display system comprising:a base unit includingbase communicator means adapted for interchange of remote data with at least one associated portable data terminal, the remote data includin

[ Having thus described the invention, it is now claimed:] [1.] A distribution facility product data information display system comprising:a base unit includingbase communicator means adapted for interchange of remote data with at least one associated portable data terminal, the remote data including at least one of query data and product data,means for receiving position data representative of a relative position of the at least one associated portable data terminal relative to an associated product distribution facility, andbase processor means, including data storage, for generating response data in response to at least one of query data and position data; andeach associated portable data terminal, includingremote communicator means adapted for remote data interchange with at least the base unit,remote processor means for communicating query data to the base unit, anduser interface adapted for selectively receiving data.