System and method for product attribute comparison
First Claim
1. A system for product attribute comparison related to a product purchase transaction between at least one seller and a buyer, the seller generating a receipt documenting that the product was purchased by the buyer from the seller, the system comprising:
- means for receiving at least one relevant product attribute from the purchase receipt;
means for comparing said at least one received product attribute against the current value of the attribute offered by the at least one seller and detecting if a desirable attribute change has occurred; and
means for alerting the buyer if said desirable attribute change was detected.
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Abstract
Product attribute comparison after a product is purchased is provided. In an embodiment, relevant product attribute(s) (e.g., product purchase price) are received from a purchase receipt, which are compared against the current value of the attribute offered by the seller, wherein if a desirable attribute change has occurred (e.g., the price for the same or similar product has dropped) the buyer is alerted. Some embodiments further automatically effecting a refund to the buyer when the desirable attribute change was detected.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for product attribute comparison related to a product purchase transaction between at least one seller and a buyer, the seller generating a receipt documenting that the product was purchased by the buyer from the seller, the system comprising:
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means for receiving at least one relevant product attribute from the purchase receipt;
means for comparing said at least one received product attribute against the current value of the attribute offered by the at least one seller and detecting if a desirable attribute change has occurred; and
means for alerting the buyer if said desirable attribute change was detected. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for product attribute comparison related to a product purchase transaction between at least one seller and a buyer, the seller generating a receipt documenting that the product was purchased by the buyer from the seller, the method comprising the Steps of:
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receiving at least one relevant product attribute from the purchase receipt;
comparing said at least one received product attribute against the current value of the attribute offered by the at least one seller and detecting if a desirable attribute change has occurred; and
alerting the buyer if said desirable attribute change was detected. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program product for product attribute comparison related to a product purchase transaction between at least one seller and a buyer, the seller generating a receipt documenting that the product was purchased by the buyer from the seller, the computer program product comprising:
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computer code that receives at least one relevant product attribute from the purchase receipt;
computer code that compares said at least one received product attribute against the current value of the attribute offered by the at least one seller and detecting if a desirable attribute change has occurred;
computer code that alerts the buyer if said desirable attribute change was detected; and
a computer-readable medium that stores the computer code. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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