Method to provide a product to a consumer to protect consumer privacy
First Claim
1. A method of providing a product to a consumer, comprising:
- electronically receiving a request from the consumer to purchase the product;
presenting the consumer with a plurality of choices of disguising packaging materials in which to package the product;
receiving a selection from the consumer for a selected disguising packaging material from among the plurality of choices;
packaging the product with the selected disguising packaging material to create a custom packaged product;
providing the custom packaged product to the consumer; and
billing the consumer for the custom packaged product.
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Abstract
A method of providing a product to a consumer in which an identity of the product is concealed is disclosed. The method can be useful when a consumer wishes to prevent others from knowing the identity of a product being purchased or otherwise obtained. In particular embodiments of the method, a request is received from the consumer to purchase a product. A disguising packaging material in which to package the requested product is selected. The requested product is packaged with the disguising packaging material to create a custom packaged product. The custom packaged product is provided to the consumer. The customer is billed for the custom packaged product. In certain embodiments, the custom packaged product includes one or more signalers which are scanned to determine information pertaining to the requested product.
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50 Claims
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1. A method of providing a product to a consumer, comprising:
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electronically receiving a request from the consumer to purchase the product;
presenting the consumer with a plurality of choices of disguising packaging materials in which to package the product;
receiving a selection from the consumer for a selected disguising packaging material from among the plurality of choices;
packaging the product with the selected disguising packaging material to create a custom packaged product;
providing the custom packaged product to the consumer; and
billing the consumer for the custom packaged product. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of providing a product to a consumer in which an identity of the product is concealed, comprising:
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receiving a request from the consumer to purchase the product;
presenting the consumer with a plurality of choices of disguising packaging materials in which to package the product;
receiving a selection from the consumer for a selected disguising packaging material from among the plurality of choices;
packaging the product with the selected disguising packaging material to create a custom packaged product;
providing the custom packaged product to the consumer;
scanning the custom packaged product to determine the identity and a price of the requested product; and
billing the consumer for the custom packaged product. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A method of providing a product to a consumer in which an identity of the product is concealed, comprising:
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receiving a request from the consumer to purchase the product;
presenting the consumer with a plurality of choices of disguising packaging materials in which to package the product;
receiving a selection from the consumer for a selected disguising packaging material from among the plurality of choices;
scanning the requested product to determine the identity and a price of the requested product;
packaging the product with the selected disguising packaging material to create a custom packaged product;
providing the custom packaged product to the consumer;
scanning the custom packaged product to determine the identity, the price, and the discreet status of the requested product; and
billing the consumer for the custom packaged product. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A method of providing a product to a consumer in which an identity of the product is concealed, comprising:
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receiving a request from the consumer to purchase the product;
selecting a disguising packaging material for the consumer;
packaging the product with the disguising packaging material to create a custom packaged product;
providing the custom packaged product to the consumer;
scanning the custom packaged product to determine the identity of the requested product; and
billing the consumer for the custom packaged product. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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