Method and system for supporting coordination and collaboration of multiple shoppers
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1. A method for coordinating the activity of a plurality of participating users, the method comprising:
- (a) organizing a plurality of individual lists, each individual list associated with a different participating user and including a plurality of entries, each entry describing an item to be obtained or located by the associated user during the activity; and
(b) providing each individual list to a different one of a plurality of electronic devices, each electronic device accessible to a different one of the participating users, wherein each participating user can access the associated individual list and obtain or locate the items described on that user'"'"'s individual list during the activity.
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Abstract
System and method for supporting coordination and collaboration of multiple users, such as shoppers, in an activity. Individual lists are organized, each list associated with a different participating user and including multiple entries promoting efficiency in the activity, each entry describing an item to be located and/or obtained by the user. Each list is accessible on an electronic device by each user, where a user can obtain or locate the items described on that user'"'"'s list during the activity. In another aspect, users can communicate messages and list changes and locate other users during the activity.
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64 Claims
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1. A method for coordinating the activity of a plurality of participating users, the method comprising:
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(a) organizing a plurality of individual lists, each individual list associated with a different participating user and including a plurality of entries, each entry describing an item to be obtained or located by the associated user during the activity; and
(b) providing each individual list to a different one of a plurality of electronic devices, each electronic device accessible to a different one of the participating users, wherein each participating user can access the associated individual list and obtain or locate the items described on that user'"'"'s individual list during the activity.
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- 2. The method of claim I wherein the activity is a shopping activity to obtain items in one or more shopping areas, and the participating users are participating shoppers.
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22. A method for coordinating the activity of a plurality of participating users, the method comprising:
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(a) receiving an individual list on an electronic device accessible by a participating user, the individual list including at least one entry, each entry describing an associated item to be obtained or located by the participating user during the activity; and
(b) sending out updates and changes to the individual list during the activity over a communication link, wherein at least one other electronic device accessible to another one of the participating users can receive the sent updates and changes. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method for coordinating the shopping activity of a plurality of participating shoppers, the method comprising:
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(a) providing a plurality of portable electronic devices, each electronic device accessible to a different one of the participating shoppers; and
(b) facilitating the shopping activity of the participating shoppers in a shopping area via the electronic devices by allowing communication between participating shoppers and allowing each shopper to locate at least one other shopper in the shopping area during the shopping activity. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A computer readable medium including program instructions to be implemented by a computer, the program instructions for coordinating the activity of a plurality of participating users, and implementing steps comprising:
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(a) generating a plurality of individual lists, each individual list associated with a different participating user and including entries describing items to be obtained or located by the associated user during the activity; and
(b) providing each individual list to a different one of a plurality of electronic devices, each electronic device accessible to a different one of the participating users, wherein each participating user can access the associated individual list in order to obtain or locate the items described on that user'"'"'s individual list during the activity. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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51. A system for coordinating the activity of a plurality of participating users, the system comprising:
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(a) means for generating a plurality of individual lists, each individual list associated with a different participating user and including entries describing items to be obtained by the associated user during the activity; and
(b) means for providing each individual list to a different one of a plurality of electronic devices, each electronic device accessible to a different one of the participating users, wherein each participating user can access the associated individual list in order to obtain the items described on that user'"'"'s individual list during the activity. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62)
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63. A computer readable medium including program instructions to be implemented by a computer, the program instructions for coordinating the activity of a plurality of participating users, and implementing steps comprising:
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(a) receiving an individual list on an electronic device accessible by a participating user, the individual list including at least one entry, each entry describing an associated item to be obtained or located by the participating user during the activity; and
(b) sending out updates and changes to the individual list during the activity over a communication link, wherein at least one other electronic device accessible to another one of the participating users can receive the sent updates and changes.
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64. A system for coordinating the activity of a plurality of participating users, the system comprising:
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(a) means for receiving an individual list on an electronic device accessible by a participating user, the individual list including at least one entry, each entry describing an associated item to be obtained or located by the participating user during the activity; and
(b) means for sending out updates and changes to the individual list during the activity over a communication link, wherein at least one other electronic device accessible to another one of the participating users can receive the sent updates and changes.
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