Location-Based filtering for a shopping agent in the physical world
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Abstract
An agent based system utilizes a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA)-based, Global Positioning System (GPS)-enabled information gathering agent that relies on knowledge of a shopper'"'"'s physical location to support a shopping task while shopping at a mall. Shoppers indicate their shopping goals to the system. Then, as shoppers stroll through a mall, the system informs them of the availability of items of interest to them available in the immediately surrounding stores, as well as any cheaper local alternatives
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72 Claims
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1-19. -19. (canceled)
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20. A method for delivering a customized offer for sale of an item of merchandise from a retailer proximate a user, comprising:
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obtaining information identifying an item of merchandise that the user desires to purchase;
determining a physical location of the user, querying a computerized network of information utilizing a query based on the information identifying the item of merchandise that the user desires to purchase and the physical location of the user;
receiving from a retailer-based agent in response to the query the customized offer for sale of an item of merchandise that is offered for sale from a retailer proximate the user, the item of merchandise that is offered for sale being associated with the item of merchandise that the user desires to purchase; and
displaying the customized offer and a physical location of the retailer. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. An apparatus that delivers a customized offer for sale of an item of merchandise from a retailer proximate a user, comprising;
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a processor;
memory that stores information under the control of the processor; and
a computer program embodied on a computer readable medium in communication with the processor, the computer program including;
a code segment that obtains information identifying an item of merchandise that the user desires to purchase;
a code segment that determines a physical location of the user;
a code segment that queries a computerized network of information utilizing a query based on the information identifying the item of merchandise that the user desires to purchase and the physical location of the user;
a code segment that receives the customized offer for sale of an item of merchandise from a retailer-based agent in response to the query, the item of merchandise being offered for sale at a retailer proximate the user and being associated with the item of merchandise that the user desires to purchase; and
a code segment at displays the customized offer and a physical location of the retailer. - View Dependent Claims (29, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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30. The apparatus of clan 28, comprising a code segment that queries a computerized network of information utilizing a query based on the information identifying the shopping list of items of merchandise and the physical location of the user.
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36. A method for delivering purchasing information for sale of an item of merchandise from a retailer proximate a user, comprising:
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obtaining information identifying an item of merchandise that the user desires to purchase;
determining a physical location of the user;
automatically querying a computerized network of information utilizing a query based on the item information and the physical location of the user;
receiving the purchasing information from an agent in response to the query, the purchasing information including an offer for sale of an item of merchandise being associated with the item of merchandise that the user desires to purchase; and
displaying the purchasing information. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A method for delivering a customized offer for sale of an item of merchandise from a retailer proximate a user, comprising;
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obtaining information identifying the item of merchandise from the user;
determining a physical location of the user;
querying a computerized network of information utilizing a query based on the information identifying the item of merchandise and the physical location of the user;
receiving from a retailer based agent in response to the query the customized offer for sale of the item of merchandise from the retailer proximate the user;
displaying the customized offer and a physical location of the retailer;
determining the closest retailers surrounding the user; and
suggesting items of merchandise for sale at the closest retailers surrounding the user. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. An apparatus that delivers a customized offer for sale of an item of merchandise from a retailer proximate a user, comprising:
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a processor;
memory that stores information under the control of the processor; and
a computer program embodied on a computer readable medium in communication with the processor, the computer program including;
a code segment that obtains information identifying the item of merchandise from the user;
a code segment that determines a physical location of the user;
a code segment that queries a computerized network of information utilizing a query based on the information identifying the item of merchandise and the physical location of the user;
a code segment that receives the customized offer for sale of the item of merchandise from a retailer based agent in response to the query;
a code segment that displays the customize offer and a physical location of the retailer;
a code segment that determines the closest retailers surrounding the user; and
a code segment that suggests items of merchandise for sale at the closest retailers surrounding the user. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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56. A method for delivering purchasing information for sale of an item of merchandise from a retailer proximate a user, comprising:
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obtaining information identifying the item of merchandise from the user;
determining a physical location of the user;
automatically querying a computerized network of information utilizing a query based on the item information and the physical location of the user;
receiving the purchasing information from an agent in response to the query;
displaying the purchasing information;
determining the closest retailers surrounding the user; and
suggesting items of merchandise for sale at the closest retailers surrounding the user. - View Dependent Claims (57, 58, 59)
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60. (canceled)
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61. A mobile shopping agent, comprising:
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means for receiving from a user an input for a product desired to be purchased by the user;
means for locating at least one retailer being proximate the user and having an item of merchandise for sale that is associated with the desired product; and
means for displaying a customized offer for sale of item of merchandise for sale that is associated with the desired product and for displaying a location of the at least one retailer. - View Dependent Claims (62, 63, 64, 65, 66)
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67. A method for presenting an offer for sale of an item of merchandise, comprising:
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storing information related to at least one product desired to be purchased by the mobile user;
determining a physical location of a mobile user;
querying a computer network based on the desired information to determine whether a retail location proximate the mobile user offers for sale the at least one product desired to be purchased; and
displaying an offer for sale of the at least one product desired to be purchased, the offer for sale being provided at a retailer proximate the mobile user. - View Dependent Claims (68, 69)
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70. An automated retail shopping network, comprising:
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a retailer agent configured to provide a computerized network of information related to items of merchandise from a plurality of retailers and to determine a physical location of a mobile shopper proximate the retailer agent; and
a shopping agent communicatively coupled with the retailer agent and configured to store information related to desired items of merchandise and to receive information related to at least one of the plurality of retailers proximate the shopper offering for sale the desired item of merchandise, said information being derived from a query of the computerized network based the stored information and the physical location of the shopper. - View Dependent Claims (71, 72)
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