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The present invention provides a system and method for interactively providing product and related information to a user based upon product identification information, such as a UPC code, and enabling the user to engage in various transactions related to the product. According to one aspect of the p

The present invention provides a system and method for interactively providing product and related information to a user based upon product identification information, such as a UPC code, and enabling the user to engage in various transactions related to the product. According to one aspect of the present invention, the system informs and educates the user about a particular product or service which the user is interested in and enables the user to efficiently purchase the product or service. The system is also configured to offer personalized transactional benefits to the user based on the amount and/or type of personal information that is provided by the user.

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The present invention provides a system and method for interactively providing product and related information to a user based upon product identification information, such as a UPC code, and enabling the user to engage in various transactions related to the product. According to one aspect of the p

The present invention provides a system and method for interactively providing product and related information to a user based upon product identification information, such as a UPC code, and enabling the user to engage in various transactions related to the product. According to one aspect of the present invention, the system informs and educates the user about a particular product or service which the user is interested in and enables the user to efficiently purchase the product or service. The system is also configured to offer personalized transactional benefits to the user based on the amount and/or type of personal information that is provided by the user. of at least 1/16 inch. 4. The carton assembly of claim 3 wherein said locking panel is spaced apart from said first body panel a distance of between about 1/8 and 1/4 inch. 5. The carton assembly of claim 1 including a release tab operable to displace said locking tab to disengage said locking tab from said locking panel. 6. The carton assembly of claim 1 wherein said carton is formed of at least one material selected from the group consisting of paperboard, polymeric film and composition paper/foil film. 7. The carton assembly of claim 1 wherein said tray is formed of at least one material selected from the group consisting of paperboard, polymeric film and composition paper/foil film. 8. The carton assembly of claim 1 including an end panel adjacent said locking tab and wherein said locking panel has an end edge adjacent and spaced apart from said end panel. 9. The carton assembly of claim 1 wherein: said tray includes a body portion slidably mounted in said second chamber; and said locking tab is connected to said body portion. 10. The carton assembly of claim 9 including a locking flap adjoining said body portion along a fold and wherein said locking tab forms at least a part of said locking flap. 11. The carton assembly of claim 1 wherein said locking tab includes a projection having a smaller width than a remaining portion of said locking tab. 12. The carton assembly of claim 1 including a stop opening adapted to engage said locking tab to limit withdrawal of said tray from said carton. 13. The carton assembly of claim 12 wherein said stop opening is formed in said locking panel. 14. The carton assembly of claim 12 wherein said stop opening is spaced apart from said first body panel. 15. A method for using a child resistant carton including a carton and a tray slidably mounted in the carton, the carton including first and second opposed body panels and a locking panel interposed between and spaced apart from each of the first and second body panels, the locking panel and the first body panel defining a locking chamber therebetween and the locking panel and the second body panel defining a second chamber therebetween, the tray including a locking tab, said method comprising the steps of: inserting at least an insert portion of the locking tab into the locking chamber to resist withdrawal of the tray from the carton; and displacing the locking tab from the locking chamber to release the tray. 16. The method of claim 15 wherein said step of displacing the locking tab includes pressing a release tab forming a part of the carton such that the release tab displaces the locking tab. 17. The method of claim 15 including the step of withdrawing the tray from the carton until at least a portion of the locking tab engages a stop opening. 18. The method of claim 17 including the step of re-inserting the tray into the carton such that the insert portion is again disposed in the locking chamber to resist withdrawal of the tray from the carton. 19. The method of claim 15 including sliding a body portion of the tray within the second chamber, wherein the locking tab is connected to the body portion. o claim 17 wherein the shift control mechanism is operated by a control cable having an inner wire disposed within an outer casing, wherein the pawl control member comprises a first outer casing coupler for terminating a first portion of the outer casing of the control cable, and wherein the mounting member comprises a second outer casing coupler for terminating a second portion of the outer casing of the control cable. 20. The apparatus according to claim 19 wherein the mounting member slidingly supports the pawl control member for movement between a pawl engaging position, wherein the coupling pawl is held in the decoupled position, and a pawl disengaging position, wherein the coupling pawl is allowed to move toward the coupled position. 21. The apparatus according to claim 20 further comprising a pawl control member biasing member for biasing the pawl control member toward the pawl disengaging position. 22. A control apparatus for controlling a drive member rotatably supported on a bicycle comprising: a mounting member for mounting the apparatus to the bicycle; a rotary member rotatably supported to the mounting member; a first braking member; a first cam member coupled to the mounting member; a second cam member coupled to the rotary member for rotation therewith; wherein at least one of the first cam member and the second cam member moves the first braking member when the first cam member and the second cam member rotate relative to each other; a coupling pawl coupled to the rotary member; a pawl biasing member for biasing the coupling pawl toward a coupled position for coupling the rotary member for rotation with the drive member; and a pawl control member for retaining the coupling pawl in a decoupled position. 23. The apparatus according to claim 22 wherein the pawl control member is adapted to couple to a shift control mechanism so that the coupling pawl is allowed to move toward the coupled position upon actuation of the shift control mechanism. 24. The apparatus according to claim 23 wherein the mounting member slidingly supports the pawl control member for movement between a pawl engaging position, wherein the coupling pawl is held in the decoupled position, and a pawl disengaging position, wherein the coupling pawl is allowed to move toward the coupled position. 25. The apparatus according to claim 24 wherein the shift control mechanism is operated by a control cable having an inner wire disposed within an outer casing, wherein the pawl control member comprises a first outer casing coupler for terminating a first portion of the outer casing of the control cable, and wherein the mounting member comprises a second outer casing coupler for terminating a second portion of the outer casing of the control cable. 26. The apparatus according to claim 25 further comprising a pawl control member biasing member for biasing the pawl control member toward the pawl disengaging position. 27. The apparatus according to claim 26 further comprising a second braking member coupled to the rotary member for rotation therewith, wherein the first braking member is coupled to the mounting member, and wherein