Remote shopping system with integrated product specific advertising
First Claim
1. A method for remotely shopping and ordering merchandise identified by digital barcode numbers electronically using a terminal device comprising the steps of:
- electronically collecting a plurality of barcode numbers with a data collection device communicatively coupled to the terminal;
electronically connecting to a shopper assistance portal using a terminal device, the shopper assistance portal maintaining information relating to a plurality of merchants and a plurality of product offered by the plurality of merchants;
downloading the information relating to a plurality of merchants and a plurality of products offered by the plurality of merchants to the terminal device from the shopper assistance portal and saving the information in a memory associated with the terminal device;
creating a potential order in the form of an active list of selected products from the information relating to a plurality of merchants and a plurality of products offered by the plurality of merchants saved in the memory;
uploading the active list of selected products to the shopper assistance portal from the terminal device; and
, electronically providing at least a first portion of the active list of selected products to at least a first merchant of the plurality of merchants for placing at least a first portion of the order.
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Abstract
A method and system for remotely building a shopping list for remote shopping and ordering merchandise electronically. A shopping list can be built any time, anywhere by scanning, speaking, or keying-in barcode numbers such as UPC codes into a data collection device that can be an intricate part of the terminal or interfaced to the terminal The terminal is used for ordering merchandise through a direct distance dial or wireless telephone network, that could utilize or connect to the Internet, to connect to a shopper assistance portal that maintains information relating to a plurality of merchants and a plurality of product offered by the plurality of merchants. The merchandise is identified by barcode numbers in the form of individual digital merchandise codes. The geographical location of order placement can be configured by the user to select only merchants that service the location. When a shopper selects a merchant, a link is executed to the merchant'"'"'s e-commerce server where the shopper could proceed with the order through the order receiving system that the merchant has incorporated into their e-commerce system. A shopper may purchase all, one, or selected products. Purchases and return transactions are preferably conducted between the shopper and the individual merchant. The targeted product specific advertising program searches the shopper'"'"'s list for specific products that a shopper in the merchant'"'"'s service area is planning to buy. Ads are displayed on the terminal relevant to items that match specific barcode numbers. If the shopper clicks through on the ad, the shopper will enter the merchant'"'"'s site through a special URL along with their active shopping list in an attached data packet.
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30 Claims
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1. A method for remotely shopping and ordering merchandise identified by digital barcode numbers electronically using a terminal device comprising the steps of:
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electronically collecting a plurality of barcode numbers with a data collection device communicatively coupled to the terminal;
electronically connecting to a shopper assistance portal using a terminal device, the shopper assistance portal maintaining information relating to a plurality of merchants and a plurality of product offered by the plurality of merchants;
downloading the information relating to a plurality of merchants and a plurality of products offered by the plurality of merchants to the terminal device from the shopper assistance portal and saving the information in a memory associated with the terminal device;
creating a potential order in the form of an active list of selected products from the information relating to a plurality of merchants and a plurality of products offered by the plurality of merchants saved in the memory;
uploading the active list of selected products to the shopper assistance portal from the terminal device; and
,electronically providing at least a first portion of the active list of selected products to at least a first merchant of the plurality of merchants for placing at least a first portion of the order. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for electronically providing product specific advertising to a prospective purchaser comprising the steps of:
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electronically receiving an active list of selected products by a shopper assistance portal from a terminal device; and
,electronically transmitting to the terminal device a first advertisement from a merchant associated with the shopper assistance portal responsive to at least a first product from the active list of selected products. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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