Product information search, linking and distribution system
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1. A method of providing information regarding grocery items, the method comprising:
- displaying grocery items for sale with a graphic user interface (GUI);
providing recipe links on the GUI associated with select grocery items for sale; and
displaying recipes upon activation of a recipe link.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to the linking of product information. In one embodiment, a method of providing information regarding grocery items is disclosed. The method comprises displaying grocery items for sale with a graphic user interface (GUI). Providing recipe links on the GUI associated with select grocery items for sale and displaying recipes upon activation of a recipe link.
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50 Claims
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1. A method of providing information regarding grocery items, the method comprising:
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displaying grocery items for sale with a graphic user interface (GUI);
providing recipe links on the GUI associated with select grocery items for sale; and
displaying recipes upon activation of a recipe link. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of selecting products comprising:
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displaying available products on a graphic user interface (GUI);
providing recipe links on the GUI, each recipe link being associated with one of the available products; and
in response to the activation of a recipe link, generating a list of recipes related to the associated available product, and filtering the list of recipes with select parameters. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of providing information relating to a product, the method comprising:
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determining if a universal product code (UPC) barcode is being used;
when a universal product code is being used, interfacing the UPC to determine an associated product in a first data source;
once the product has been determined, linking the product with related information in a second data source, wherein the related information is recipes;
filtering the related information pursuant to select parameters, wherein the select parameters arc nutritional requirements of a consumer;
calculating the nutritional value per serving of displayed recipes; and
displaying the calculated nutritional values on a GUI. - View Dependent Claims (24, 27, 28)
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29. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for performing a method comprising:
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generating a list of recipes containing a selected product;
calculating the per serving nutritional value of each recipe;
filtering the list of recipes with select parameters;
providing the filtered list of recipes. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A product information system, the system comprising:
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a server in communication with a consumer interface, the consumer interface adapted to display items for sale by a retailer, the user interface further having recipe links associated with select items for sale;
a first database in communication with the server, the first database containing the recipes; and
a second database in communication with the server, the second database containing nutritional information relating to items in the recipes in the first database;
wherein, in response to the activation of a recipe link, the server is adapted to retrieve recipes having the related item as an ingredient from the first data base and calculate the nutritional information per serving for each recipe using the nutritional information in the second database. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A controller comprising:
a compiler adapted to recognize at least one of referenced recipes, food preparations, cooking equipment names, preparation processes and cooking processes from text files presented to it. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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