Methods and apparatuses for selling, distributing and dispensing fabric care products
First Claim
1. A method for recommending fabric care products, the method comprising the steps of:
- under control of a first client system;
collecting personalized consumer data pertaining to a consumer'"'"'s fabric care needs and habits and pertaining to non-fabric care related information;
sending the data to a server system;
under control of the server system;
receiving the data from the first client system;
based on the consumer'"'"'s personalized data determining a recommendation for one or more fabric care products; and
sending the recommendation to the first client system, a second client system or both.
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Abstract
A method for recommending fabric care products, by the steps of: under control of a first client system; collecting personalized data pertaining to a consumer'"'"'s fabric care needs and habits and pertaining to non-fabric care related information; and sending the data to a server system. Then, under control of the server system: receiving the data from the first client system, and based on the consumer'"'"'s personalized data determining a recommendation for one or more fabric care products. The recommendation is then sent to the first client system, a second client system or both. The recommendation can assist the consumer in their fabric care usage and purchase decisions, and automated purchasing can also be accomplished. Apparatuses for carrying out these methods are also disclosed.
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23 Claims
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1. A method for recommending fabric care products, the method comprising the steps of:
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under control of a first client system;
collecting personalized consumer data pertaining to a consumer'"'"'s fabric care needs and habits and pertaining to non-fabric care related information;
sending the data to a server system;
under control of the server system;
receiving the data from the first client system;
based on the consumer'"'"'s personalized data determining a recommendation for one or more fabric care products; and
sending the recommendation to the first client system, a second client system or both. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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19. A method for recommending fabric care products for purchase or use, the method comprising the steps of:
under control of an interactive user interface;
collecting personalized consumer data pertaining to a consumer'"'"'s fabric care needs and habits and pertaining to non-fabric care related information;
comparing the personalized data to a data repository, wherein the data repository comprises fabric care data selected from the group consisting of fabric care products, dosage recommendations, usage instructions, and mixtures thereof; and
preparing a fabric care recommendation.
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