Methods and systems for providing personal shopping services
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- hosting a database of information regarding a customer;
hosting a database of information regarding a personal shopper;
tracking a performance of the personal shopper;
associating the customer with the personal shopper based on a location, shopping interests, and the tracked performance of the personal shopper;
causing a graphical user interface to provide the personal shopper with an ability to request to be the personal shopper for the customer via a selection of one or more graphical elements of the graphical user interface;
causing, via a selection of one or more graphical elements of the graphical user interface, a catalog to be created, wherein the catalog comprises one or both of a recommended product and a recommended service, one or both of a product offering and a service offering customized for the customer, and one or more comments by the personal shopper providing reasons for including the particular product or service offerings in the catalog;
causing the graphical user interface to provide the personal shopper with a plurality of different graphical user interfaces that can be selected, via a selection of one or more graphical elements of the graphical user interface, to create a customized graphical user interface for the customer;
receiving an indication of a purchase of the recommended product sold or service provided; and
providing a reward to the personal shopper based upon the purchased product or service.
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Abstract
A method and system for providing personal shopping assistance via a computing device includes hosting a database of information regarding a customer, hosting a database of information regarding a personal shopper, and associating the customer with the personal shopper. The personal shopper is provided the ability to recommend at least one of a product or a service relevant to the customer and receiving an indication of the purchase of the recommended product or service by the customer. An incentive system may provide a reward to the personal shopper based upon the purchased product or service, including a commission or other reward. The system may be implemented on a desktop and/or mobile device as desired to provide flexibility in implementation.
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21 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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hosting a database of information regarding a customer; hosting a database of information regarding a personal shopper; tracking a performance of the personal shopper; associating the customer with the personal shopper based on a location, shopping interests, and the tracked performance of the personal shopper; causing a graphical user interface to provide the personal shopper with an ability to request to be the personal shopper for the customer via a selection of one or more graphical elements of the graphical user interface; causing, via a selection of one or more graphical elements of the graphical user interface, a catalog to be created, wherein the catalog comprises one or both of a recommended product and a recommended service, one or both of a product offering and a service offering customized for the customer, and one or more comments by the personal shopper providing reasons for including the particular product or service offerings in the catalog; causing the graphical user interface to provide the personal shopper with a plurality of different graphical user interfaces that can be selected, via a selection of one or more graphical elements of the graphical user interface, to create a customized graphical user interface for the customer; receiving an indication of a purchase of the recommended product sold or service provided; and providing a reward to the personal shopper based upon the purchased product or service. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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