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Portable shopping assistant

  • US 20020194303A1
  • Filed: 05/29/2001
  • Published: 12/19/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/29/2001
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A system for providing information concerning a consumer item to a user comprising:

  • an object of interest (OI) identification information (OI-Id) provider, wherein the OI is a consumer item and said OI-Id provider is in a specific location;

    a portable shopping assistant (PSA) for receiving the OI-Id in the specific location and for transmitting the received OI-Id;

    an information server system (ISS) for receiving the OI-Id transmitted by said PSA, for matching the received OI-Id with a record containing consumer item information (P/S-Info) corresponding to the received OI-Id, for determining a communication method, and for transmitting the P/S-Info using the determined communication method; and

    an output device for receiving P/S-Info from said ISS and outputting the P/S-Info to the user, said output device being separate from the PSA;

    wherein the specific location is one of a location where the OI is present, a location having material associated with the OI, and a location where an event associated with the OI is taking place.

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