Method and apparatus for making daily shopping easier
First Claim
1. A method for providing a user of a mobile terminal with shopping advice, comprising:
- accessing a user'"'"'s electronic shopping list;
identifying a substitute item for an item on the shopping list;
notifying the user of the substitute item via the mobile terminal; and
providing the user with a route for purchasing items on the shopping list, wherein the route includes a location of the substitute item.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for facilitating a shopping experience. A user creates and stores a shopping list in a mobile terminal. Upon entering a shop, the mobile terminal downloads a shopping mini-application, which checks item availability and provides recommended substitute and complimentary items preferably taking user profile information into consideration. The mobile terminal also provides the user with reminders based on the user'"'"'s purchasing history. Special offers are also presented to the user. Once the shopping list has been finalized, an optimal shopping route is computed for gathering the items on the list and is displayed to the user in the form of a map. The optimal route and recommendations may be updated at any time throughout the shopping experience in response to either the user'"'"'s request, modifications to the shopping list and/or the user'"'"'s divergence from the optimal route. The mini-application automatically may be deleted at the POS to conserve memory space.
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42 Claims
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1. A method for providing a user of a mobile terminal with shopping advice, comprising:
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accessing a user'"'"'s electronic shopping list;
identifying a substitute item for an item on the shopping list;
notifying the user of the substitute item via the mobile terminal; and
providing the user with a route for purchasing items on the shopping list, wherein the route includes a location of the substitute item. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for providing a user of a mobile terminal with shopping advice, comprising:
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accessing a user'"'"'s electronic shopping list;
identifying a complimentary item for an item on the shopping list;
notifying the user via the mobile terminal of the complimentary item; and
providing the user with a route for purchasing items on the shopping list, wherein the route includes a location of the complimentary item. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method for providing a user of a mobile terminal with a reminder concerning an item for purchase, comprising:
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determining the user'"'"'s purchasing history for an item, the purchasing history including a purchasing frequency and a date of last purchase;
based on the user'"'"'s purchasing history, providing a reminder concerning the item to the user via the mobile terminal; and
providing the user with a route for shopping for items on an electronic shopping list, wherein the route may include a location of the item for which a reminder was provided. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A method for providing a user of a mobile terminal with shopping advice, comprising:
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accessing a user'"'"'s electronic shopping list;
based on the items on the shopping list, recommending to the user that an item be purchased that is not on the shopping list; and
providing the user with a route for purchasing items on the shopping list and the recommended item. - View Dependent Claims (39)
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40. A mobile terminal for providing a user with shopping advice, comprising:
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a memory device for storing a program; and
a processor in communication with the memory device, the processor operative with the program to;
access a user'"'"'s electronic shopping list;
determine availability of items on the shopping list;
identify a substitute item for an unavailable item;
notify the user of the substitute item via the mobile terminal; and
provide the user with a route for purchasing items on the shopping list, wherein the route includes a location of the substitute item.
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41. A mobile terminal for providing a user with shopping advice, comprising:
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a memory device for storing a program; and
a processor in communication with the memory device, the processor operative with the program to;
access a user'"'"'s electronic shopping list;
identify a complimentary item for an item on the shopping list;
notify the user via the mobile terminal of the complimentary item; and
provide the user with a route for purchasing items on the shopping list, wherein the route includes a location of the complimentary item.
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42. A mobile terminal for providing a user with a reminder concerning an item for purchase, comprising:
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a memory device for storing a program; and
a processor in communication with the memory device, the processor operative with the program to;
determine the user'"'"'s purchasing history for an item, the purchasing history including a purchasing frequency and a date of last purchase;
based on the user'"'"'s purchasing history, provide a reminder concerning the item to the user via the mobile terminal; and
provide the user with a route for shopping for items on an electronic shopping list, wherein the route may include a location of the item for which a reminder was provided.
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