Method and system for handheld shopping assistant
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1. A method for a handheld recommendation assistant, said method comprising:
- reading, by a handheld device, product information of a product from a product tag;
retrieving consumer information through a connection to a consumer information storage device, said consumer information being associated with said product and being retrieved based at least in part on said product information, said consumer information including information about said product;
acquiring personal information of a user relevant to at least one aspect of said product; and
generating a product recommendation related to said product based at least in part on said personal information and said consumer information.
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Abstract
A method and system for a handheld recommendation assistant are presented. Product information of a product is read from a product tag by a handheld device. Consumer information is retrieved through a connection to a consumer information storage device. The consumer information is associated with the product and is retrieved based on the product information. Personal information of the user that is relevant to at least one aspect of the product is also acquired. Accordingly, a product recommendation is generated based on the personal information and the consumer information.
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25 Claims
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1. A method for a handheld recommendation assistant, said method comprising:
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reading, by a handheld device, product information of a product from a product tag;
retrieving consumer information through a connection to a consumer information storage device, said consumer information being associated with said product and being retrieved based at least in part on said product information, said consumer information including information about said product;
acquiring personal information of a user relevant to at least one aspect of said product; and
generating a product recommendation related to said product based at least in part on said personal information and said consumer information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20)
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19. A system for a handheld recommendation assistant, said system comprising:
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a handheld device configured to read product information of a product from a product tag and to access data over one or more connections, said handheld device being further configured to acquire personal information of a user relevant to at least one aspect of said product and to generate a product recommendation related to said product; and
a consumer information storage device including consumer information, said consumer information being associated with said product and being retrievable by said handheld device, over said one or more connections, based at least in part on said product information, wherein said product recommendation is based at least in part on said personal information and said consumer information.
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21. A handheld recommendation assistant, said assistant comprising:
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a scanner configured to read product information of a product from a product tag;
a transceiver configured to acquire personal information of a user relevant to at least one aspect of said product, said transceiver being further configured to retrieve consumer information from a consumer information storage device based at least in part on said product information, said consumer information being associated with said product; and
a recommendation generator configured to provide a product recommendation related to said product based at least in part on said personal information and said consumer information. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 25)
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24. A computer-readable medium encoded with a plurality of processor-executable sequences for:
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reading, by a handheld device, product information of a product from a product tag;
retrieving consumer information through a connection to a consumer information storage device, said consumer information being associated with said product and being retrieved based at least in part on said product information, said consumer information including information about said product;
acquiring personal information of a user relevant to at least one aspect of said product; and
generating a product recommendation related to said product based at least in part on said personal information and said consumer information.
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