Method and system for providing a path through a store to items associated with a task
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1. A method for providing a path through at least one store to at least one item associated with a task, comprising:
- defining a route criteria that identifies other products that may be of interest to a shopper;
determining a location associated with each of the at least one items associated with the task; and
generating a path based on each location and the route criteria, wherein the path leads the shopper to each location and past the other products of interest.
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Abstract
The present invention is related to a computer system that provides a path through at least one store to items associated with a task. Aspects of the present invention include defining a route criteria that identifies other products that may be of interest to a shopper, determining where in the store the items are located, and generating the path based on the location of the items and on the route criteria. In this manner, the path leads the shopper to each of the at least one items and past other products of interest.
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39 Claims
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1. A method for providing a path through at least one store to at least one item associated with a task, comprising:
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defining a route criteria that identifies other products that may be of interest to a shopper;
determining a location associated with each of the at least one items associated with the task; and
generating a path based on each location and the route criteria, wherein the path leads the shopper to each location and past the other products of interest. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer readable medium containing programming instructions for providing a path through at least one store to at least one item associated with a task, comprising:
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defining a route criteria that identifies other products that may be of interest to a shopper;
determining a location associated with each of the at least one items associated with the task; and
generating a path based on each location and the route criteria, wherein the path leads the shopper to each location and past the other products of interest. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A retail store comprising a plurality of items and products for purchase, the store comprising:
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a server for providing a path through the retail store to at least one item associated with a task;
a database coupled to the server for storing information related to a plurality of tasks and information related to the retail store; and
means for defining a route criteria that identifies other products that may be of interest to a shopper, wherein the server accesses the database to determine a location associated with each of the at least one items associated with the task and generates the path based on each location and the route criteria such that the path leads the shopper to each of the at least one items and past the other products of interest. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. An electronic device comprising:
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means for communicating with a server in a store over a wireless network;
a user interface for allowing a shopper to select a task the shopper wishes to perform; and
a display for displaying a response from the server, wherein the server determines a location associated with at least one item associated with the selected task, generates a path based on each location and on a route criteria that identifies other products of interest, such that the path leads the shopper to each of the at least one items and past other products of interest; and
returns a map including the path to the electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. An application service provider for providing a path through at least one the retail store to at least one item associated with a task comprising:
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a server;
a database coupled to the server for storing information related to a plurality of tasks and information related to the at least one retail store; and
means for defining a route criteria for each of the at least one stores that identifies other products in a store that may be of interest to a shopper, wherein the server accesses the database to determine a location associated with each of the at least one items associated with the task and generates a map that includes the path based on each location and a route criteria associated with the location such that the path leads the shopper to each of the at least one items in at least one store and past the other products of interest. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39)
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