Method and apparatus for providing a shopping list service
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1. An apparatus for providing an Internet shopping list service comprising:
- a shopping list capable of containing items from at least two websites, retained on a computer memory;
a computer for adding and subtracting at least one item on said shopping list;
buttons for adding and subtracting said item onto, and off of, said shopping list;
a connection for connecting said computer onto said Internet;
a reminder for providing information to a user at a future time about said item on said shopping list; and
at least one promotional item capable of being added to said shopping list;
wherein a user purchases said item from said shopping list.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus is disclosed that provides an Internet wish list for deferred purchasing. A user clicks on an add to wish list button located on locations, such as, a product page, a banner ad, or search results to add an item to the wish list. A reminder system is used to remind a user to purchase an item at a future time. The shopping list service may be integrated at a high level of integration and a low level of integration. On a low level of integration a proxy platform is used to add functionality to a website.
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1. An apparatus for providing an Internet shopping list service comprising:
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a shopping list capable of containing items from at least two websites, retained on a computer memory;
a computer for adding and subtracting at least one item on said shopping list;
buttons for adding and subtracting said item onto, and off of, said shopping list;
a connection for connecting said computer onto said Internet;
a reminder for providing information to a user at a future time about said item on said shopping list; and
at least one promotional item capable of being added to said shopping list;
wherein a user purchases said item from said shopping list.
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2. An apparatus for providing an Internet shopping list service comprising:
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a shopping list means capable of containing items from at least two websites, retained on a computer memory means;
a computer means for adding and subtracting at least one item on said shopping list means;
button means for adding and subtracting said item onto, and off of, said shopping list means;
a connection means for connecting said computer means onto said Internet;
a reminder means for providing information to a user at a future time about said item on said shopping list means; and
at least one promotional item capable of being added to said shopping list means;
wherein a user purchases said item from said shopping list means.
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3. An apparatus for providing an Internet shopping list service comprising:
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a shopping list capable of containing items from at least two websites, retained on a computer memory;
a computer for adding and subtracting at least one item on said shopping list;
buttons for adding and subtracting said item onto, and off of, said shopping list; and
a connection for connecting said computer onto said Internet. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for providing an Internet shopping list service comprising the steps of:
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retaining on a computer memory, a shopping list capable of containing items from at least two websites;
adding and subtracting at least one item on said shopping list, with a computer;
adding and subtracting said item onto, and off of, said shopping list with a button;
connecting said computer onto said Internet;
providing information to a user at a future time about said item on said shopping list; and
promoting an item capable of being added to said shopping list;
wherein a user purchases said item from said shopping list.
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24. A method for providing an Internet shopping list service comprising the steps of:
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retaining on a computer memory means, a shopping list means capable of containing items from at least two websites;
adding and subtracting at least one item on said shopping list means with a computer means;
adding and subtracting said item onto, and off of, said shopping list means with a button means;
connecting said computer means onto said Internet;
providing information to a user at a future time about said item on said shopping list means; and
promoting an item capable of being added to said shopping list means;
wherein a user purchases said item from said shopping list means.
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25. A method for providing an Internet shopping list service comprising the steps of:
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retaining on a computer memory, a shopping list capable of containing items from at least two websites;
adding and subtracting at least one item on said shopping list with a computer;
adding and subtracting said item onto, and off of, said shopping list with a button; and
connecting said computer onto said Internet. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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