Systems and methods for providing product information
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1. A system for providing product information to a user at a point of sale (POS) or point of delivery (POD), the system comprising:
- a processor coupled to a memory containing instructions executable by the processor to cause the system to;
store, concurrently in a database, a plurality of different and separate information content references, wherein each of the information content references includes informational data associated with a product;
receive, from a POS/POD computing device associated with a seller, a request having embedded data including a product instance identifier associated with an instance of a product being sold or delivered to a buyer and at least a selected one of the plurality of different information content references, wherein the request is generated based on seller input via the POS/POD computing device, the seller input comprising selection of the product instance identifier and selection of the one of the plurality of different information content references, wherein the request is received during the instance of the product being sold or delivered to the buyer;
dynamically associate, during the instance of the product being sold or delivered to the buyer at the point of sale or delivery, the product instance identifier with the selected one of the plurality of different information content references based on a reading of the embedded data by the processor;
receive, post-sale or delivery of the product to the buyer, a request for product information from the buyer, wherein the request is at least the product instance identifier; and
output to the buyer, over a communication channel, the selected information content reference that has been dynamically associated with the product instance identifier to thereby deliver the informational data associated with the product sold or delivered to the buyer.
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Abstract
The invention generally relates to systems and methods for providing product information. The present invention implements a system for defining product variations and assigning references to them at the point of sale or delivery. The present invention is unique in allowing a seller to assign or modify a reference associated with such a bar code or similar device at the point of sale or delivery, thereby changing the information delivered to the buyer based on details about the specific unit sold, the circumstances of the transaction, or the identity of the buyer.
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1. A system for providing product information to a user at a point of sale (POS) or point of delivery (POD), the system comprising:
a processor coupled to a memory containing instructions executable by the processor to cause the system to; store, concurrently in a database, a plurality of different and separate information content references, wherein each of the information content references includes informational data associated with a product; receive, from a POS/POD computing device associated with a seller, a request having embedded data including a product instance identifier associated with an instance of a product being sold or delivered to a buyer and at least a selected one of the plurality of different information content references, wherein the request is generated based on seller input via the POS/POD computing device, the seller input comprising selection of the product instance identifier and selection of the one of the plurality of different information content references, wherein the request is received during the instance of the product being sold or delivered to the buyer; dynamically associate, during the instance of the product being sold or delivered to the buyer at the point of sale or delivery, the product instance identifier with the selected one of the plurality of different information content references based on a reading of the embedded data by the processor; receive, post-sale or delivery of the product to the buyer, a request for product information from the buyer, wherein the request is at least the product instance identifier; and output to the buyer, over a communication channel, the selected information content reference that has been dynamically associated with the product instance identifier to thereby deliver the informational data associated with the product sold or delivered to the buyer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for providing product information to a user at a point of sale (POS) or point of delivery (POD), the method comprising:
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storing, concurrently in a database, a plurality of different and separate information content references, wherein each of the information content references includes informational data associated with a product; receiving, from a POS/POD computing device associated with a seller, a request having embedded data including a product instance identifier associated with an instance of a product being sold or delivered to a buyer and at least a selected one of the plurality of different information content references, wherein the request is generated based on seller input via the POS/POD computing device, the seller input comprising selection of the product instance identifier and selection of the one of the plurality of different information content references, and wherein the request is received during the instance of the product being sold or delivered to the buyer; dynamically associating, during the instance of the product being sold or delivered to the buyer at the point of sale or delivery, the product instance identifier with the selected one of the plurality of different information content references based on a reading of the embedded data by the processor; receiving, post-sale or delivery of the product to the buyer, a request for product information from the buyer, wherein the request is at least the product instance identifier; and outputting to the buyer, over a communication channel, the selected information content reference that has been associated with the product instance identifier to thereby deliver the informational data associated with the product sold or delivered to the buyer. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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