System and method for aggregating and managing client orders using barcode scanning technology

• US 20050015310A1
• Filed: 04/14/2004
• Published: 01/20/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 07/16/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Scanbuy Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Scanbuy Incorporated
• Inventors: Frantz, Didier, Raizada, Punit
• Application Number:
  US10/823,756
• Publication Number:
  US 20050015310A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/26
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]

Abstract

The present invention discloses a system and method for managing client orders from multiple vendors utilizing barcode scanning technology. Client identification barcodes are utilized to identify each of the user'"'"'s clients. To order products for a client, a user first scans the client identification barcode using a barcode scanner and then scans the barcodes of the desired products. This process can be repeated for multiple clients. A software program is then utilized to upload the barcode information, create shopping lists, and upload the information to different vendor websites for order completion.

Claims

1. A method for aggregating and managing client orders comprising the steps of:

scanning at least one client machine readable code with a scanner;

scanning at least one product machine readable code with said scanner,

transmitting said scanned client machine readable codes and said product machine readable codes stored in said scanner to a computer;

creating a shopping list for each client and each vendor by using said client machine readable code to identify the owner of the shopping cart and by using a predetermined vendor preference list stored on said computer to assign each product machine readable code to a different vendor shopping list for each client;

transmitting said shopping lists to the appropriate e-commerce website operated by said designated vendor for each client; and

completing the aggregate ordering for each client by placing the order for each client using each of said e-commerce websites.

2. A method for aggregating and managing client orders according to claim 1, wherein said product machine readable code is a barcode.

3. A method for aggregating and managing client orders according to claim 1, wherein said product machine readable code is a RFID tag.

4. A method of aggregate ordering according to claim 2, wherein said product machine readable code is constructed from at least one of the standardized barcode symbology libraries consisting of the group of UPC-A, UPC-E, ISBN, RSS-14, RSS-14E, RSS-14L, Interleaved 2 of 5, EAN/JAN-8, EAN/JAN-13, Code 3, Code 39 Full ASCII, Code 128, PDF417, QR Code, or Data Matrix.

5. A method of aggregate ordering according to claim 1, wherein said step of creating shopping lists comprises the steps of:

identifying the first client machine readable code from said uploaded information;

creating a first vendor shopping list for said first client by placing all product machine readable codes found in a first preferred vendor database to said first vendor shopping list;

creating additional shopping lists for each vendor for said first client by utilizing a plurality of preferred vendor databases in an assigned order; and

creating shopping lists in the same manner for each additional client.

6. A method for aggregating and managing client orders to claim 1, wherein said scanner is a laser-based barcode scanner.

7. A method for aggregating and managing client orders according to claim 1, wherein said scanner utilizes optical recognition techniques.

8. A method for aggregating and managing client orders according to claim 1, wherein said scanner is a RFID scanner.

9. A system for aggregating and managing client orders comprising:

at least one client machine readable code;

at least one product machine readable code

a scanner capable of scanning said client machine readable codes and said product machine readable codes;

a computer for connecting to said scanner to upload said client machine readable codes and product machine readable codes;

a software application located on said computer which creates a shopping list for each client and each vendor by using said client machine readable code to identify the owner of the shopping cart and by using a predetermined vendor preference list stored on said computer to assign each product machine readable code to a different vendor shopping list for each client, transmits said shopping lists to the appropriate e-commerce website operated by said designated vendor for each client, and completes the aggregate ordering for each client by placing the order for each client using each of said e-commerce websites.

10. A system for aggregating and managing client orders according to claim 9, wherein said product machine readable code is a barcode.

11. A system for aggregating and managing client orders according to claim 9, wherein said product machine readable code is a RFID tag.

12. A system for aggregating and managing client orders according to claim 10, wherein said barcode is constructed from at least one of the standardized barcode symbology libraries consisting of the group of UPC-A, UC-E, ISBN, RSS-14, RSS-14E, RSS-14L, Interleaved 2 of 5, EAN/JAN-8, EAN/JAN-13, Code 3, Code 39 Full ASCII, Code 128, PDF417, QR Code, or Data Matrix.

13. A system for aggregating and managing client orders according to claim 9, wherein said scanner is a laser-based barcode scanner.

14. A system for aggregating and managing client orders according to claim 9, wherein said scanner utilizes optical recognition techniques.

15. A system for aggregating and managing client orders according to claim 9, wherein said scanner is a RFID scanner.