System and method for intelligent merchandise indicator and product information provision
First Claim
1. A method for indicating that a product or item on display matches a set of consumer preferences comprising the steps of:
- establishing an identity of a consumer;
accessing a persistent datastore to retrieve a set of preferences associated with said consumer identity;
determining if any products on display match said preferences; and
providing an indicator associated with products which match said preferences such that said consumer is alerted to the presence of the products.
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Abstract
A system and method for identifying a consumer through use of a number of common technologies, accessing a persistent data store of the consumer'"'"'s preferences, comparing these preferences to articles for sale which are on display in the proximity of the consumer, and alerting the user to displayed sample products which match the consumer'"'"'s preferences. The system and method may also query an inventory management system to determine if a matching product is in stock, as well as provide for the automatic transmission of detailed product data for said matching products to the consumer'"'"'s e-mail address or other persistent computing device such as a wireless networked personal digital assistant, web-enabled wireless telephone or an Internet appliance.
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30 Claims
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1. A method for indicating that a product or item on display matches a set of consumer preferences comprising the steps of:
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establishing an identity of a consumer;
accessing a persistent datastore to retrieve a set of preferences associated with said consumer identity;
determining if any products on display match said preferences; and
providing an indicator associated with products which match said preferences such that said consumer is alerted to the presence of the products. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer readable medium encoded with software for indicating that a product or item on display matches a set of consumer preferences, said software causing a computer to perform the steps of:
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establish an identity of a consumer;
access a persistent datastore to retrieve a set of preferences associated with said consumer identity;
determine if any products on display match said preferences; and
provide an indicator associated with products which match said preferences such that said consumer is alerted to the presence of the products. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system for indicating that a product or item on display matches a set of consumer preferences comprising:
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a consumer identifier unit adapted to establish an identity of a consumer;
a consumer preference retriever for accessing a persistent datastore to retrieve a set of preferences associated with said consumer identity;
a preference comparitor which receives said set of preferences and compares those to characteristics of products on display to determine if any products match said preferences; and
at least one indicator associated with a product display which, responsive to a match being found, is activated such that said consumer is alerted to the presence of the matching product. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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