System and method for computerized ordering

• US 20060190348A1
• Filed: 02/08/2006
• Published: 08/24/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 02/24/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Dolphin Software Pty Limited
• Original Assignee: Dolphin Software Pty Limited
• Inventors: Ber, Ofer, Ofer, Amir
• Granted Patent: US 7,685,024 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/26.7
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/00 Commerce
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0631 Item recommendations
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0633 Lists, e.g. purchase orders, compilation or processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0641 Shopping interfaces

Abstract

The present invention discloses a method and system for computerized ordering at least one product being a part of a final shopping list. The system comprises a first computerized trolley configured to facilitate a user to select at least one product among products being offered by one or more shops associated with the first trolley, thus giving rise to at least one first computerized order line corresponding to the selected product and being a part of a first shopping list; at least one second computerized trolley, each one of said second trolleys configured to automatically generate at least one second computerized order line matching to said first order line and comprising a product being offered by one or more shops associated with the second trolley, said second order line being a part of a second shopping list; wherein the final shopping list is configured to be based on said first shopping list or on said second shopping list. The method comprises providing said first computerized trolley, providing at least one said second computerized trolley, and facilitating compiling the final shopping list on the basis of said first shopping list or said second shopping list.

Claims

1. A method for computerized ordering at least one product being a part of a final shopping list, the method comprising:

a. providing a first computerized trolley configured to facilitate a user to select at least one product among products being offered by one or more shops associated with the first trolley, thus giving rise to at least one first computerized order line corresponding to the selected product and being a part of a first computerized shopping list;

b. providing at least one second computerized trolley, each one of said second trolleys configured to automatically generate at least one second computerized order line matching to said first order line and comprising a product being offered by one or more shops associated with the second trolley, said second order line being a part of a second computerized shopping list;

c. facilitating compiling the final shopping list on the basis of said first shopping list or said second shopping list.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein at least one said second order line is generated concurrently with said first order line.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein at least one said second order line is generated in a predefined delay after said first order line.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein at least one said second order line is generated in accordance with a predefined event.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein the predefined event is the user'"'"'s request for generating said second order line.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising calculating and displaying total price of the order lines comprised in said first shopping list.

7. The method of claim 1 further comprising calculating and displaying total price of the order lines comprised in at least one said second shopping list.

8. The method of claim 1 further comprising calculating and displaying a price range corresponding to total prices of the order lines comprised in at least two said shopping list.

9. The method of claim 7 wherein the calculation of the total price of the order lines comprised in at least one second shopping list is provided concurrently with said order lines generation.

10. The method of claim 9 wherein displaying the total price of the order lines comprised in at least one second shopping list is provided concurrently with said order lines generation.

11. The method of claim 1 further comprising calculating and displaying a difference between total prices of the order lines comprised in said shopping lists corresponding to said first trolley and at least one said second trolley.

12. The method of claim 11 wherein calculating said difference is provided concurrently with said second order lines generation.

13. The method of claim 12 wherein displaying said difference is provided concurrently with said second order lines generation.

14. The method of claim 1 wherein said one or more shops associated with at least one trolley are selected by the user.

15. The method of claim 1 wherein said one or more shops associated with at least one trolley are predefined.

16. The method of claim 1 wherein said one or more shops associated with at least one trolley are selected automatically.

17. The method of claim 16 wherein said one or more shops associated with at least one second trolley are selected in accordance with one or more shops associated with the first trolley and in accordance with predefined rules.

18. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

a. creating a unified catalogue comprising information related to products being offered by one or more shops associated with the first trolley and at least one of said second trolleys, wherein said products are grouped in accordance with certain criteria, and

b. configuring the first trolley to facilitate the user to select one or more products on the basis of the unified catalogue.

19. The method of claim 18 wherein the unified catalogue comprises information related to replacing or substituting products.

20. The method of claim 19 further comprising:

a. collecting one or more user'"'"'s preferences;

b. generating, in accordance with the user'"'"'s preferences, a personal catalogue as a derivation of the unified catalogue;

c. configuring the first trolley to facilitate the user to select one or more products on the basis of the personal catalogue.

21. The method of claim 20 wherein the personal catalogue comprises information related to personalization of replacing or substituting products.

22. The method of claim 20 wherein the products in the personal catalogue are grouped in accordance with said user'"'"'s preferences.

23. The method of claim 20 wherein the products in the personal catalogue are grouped in accordance with products'"'"' grouping in one of the shops associated with the first trolley.

24. The method of claim 18 wherein the first trolley is configured to facilitate the user to specify the selected product on a level of a product group.

25. The method of claim 20 wherein the first trolley is configured to facilitate the user to specify the selected product on a level of a product group.

26. The method of claim 24 wherein the characteristics of products in the product group are identical with exception of at least one characteristic selected from a group comprising packing, weight and volume characteristics of the product.

27. The method of claim 24 wherein specifying the selected product at a product group level gives rise to at least two corresponding first order lines comprising replacing products and configured to facilitate the user'"'"'s selection of one of them.

28. The method of claim 24 wherein specifying the selected product at a product group level gives rise to a corresponding first order line comprising replacing product automatically selected in accordance with predefined rules.

29. The methods of claim 1 wherein said first order line and said matching second order line comprise identical products.

30. The method of claim 1 wherein said first order line and said matching second order line comprise different products, wherein the product in said second order line being a substituting product for the product in said first order line.

31. The method of claim 30 wherein the second order line is generated in accordance with information related to personalization of substituting products.

32. The method of claim 7 wherein the total price of the second shopping list is calculated using price information related to the product selected in the first order line if said selected product has no available substituting product among the products being offered by one or more shops associated with said second trolley.

33. The method of claim 32 further comprising automatically generating a matching second order line comprising the selected product with the same price or price range as in the first order line.

34. The method of claim 33 wherein said selected product comprised in the second order line is provided with special marking indicating its non-availability in the second trolley.

35. The method of claim 1 wherein at least one second trolley is configured to automatically generate at least two second order line matching to said first order line configured to facilitate the user'"'"'s selection of one of said second order lines, wherein at least one of said second order lines comprises a product substituting the selected product.

36. The method of claim 1 further comprising automatically optimizing at least one of the shopping lists in accordance with predefined criteria.

37. The method of claim 36 wherein the predefined criteria is related to delivery characteristics.

38. The method of claim 36 wherein the optimization includes splitting a shopping list between at least two shops associated with the corresponding trolley.

39. The method of claim 36 wherein the predefined criteria is one or more validation requirements associated with promotional offering received from the shops associated with the trolley or from a 3^rd party database.

44. A computer program comprising computer program code means for performing all the steps of claim 1 when said program is run on a computer.

45. A computer program as claimed in claim 44 embodied on a computer readable medium.

40. A system for computerized ordering at least one product being part of a final shopping list, the system comprising:

a. a first computerized trolley configured to facilitate a user to select at least one product among products being offered by one or more shops associated with the first trolley, thus giving rise to at least one first computerized order line corresponding to the selected product and being a part of a first shopping list;

b. at least one second computerized trolley, each one of said second trolleys configured to automatically generate at least one second computerized order line matching to said first order line and comprising a product being offered by one or more shops associated with the second trolley, said second order line being a part of a second shopping list;

wherein the final shopping list is configured to be based on said first shopping list or on said second shopping list.

41. A method for computerized ordering at least one product being a part of a final shopping list, the method comprising:

a. providing a first computerized trolley configured to facilitate a user to select at least one product among products being offered by one or more shops associated with the first trolley, thus giving rise to at least one first computerized shopping list;

b. providing at least one second computerized trolley, each one of said second trolleys configured to automatically generate at least one second computerized shopping list comprising a product being offered by one or more shops associated with the second trolley and matching to said first computerized shopping list, and

c. facilitating compiling the final shopping list on the basis of said first shopping list or said second shopping list.

42. The method of claim 41 wherein said at least one second shopping list comprises at least one product substituting or replacing the selected product in said first shopping list.

43. A method for computerized ordering at least one product being a part of a final shopping list, the method comprising:

a. providing a first computerized trolley configured to facilitate a user to select at least one product among products being offered by one or more shops associated with the first trolley, thus giving rise to at least one first computerized shopping list;

b. providing at least one second computerized trolley, each one of said second trolleys configured to automatically generate at least one second computerized shopping list comprising a product being offered by one or more shops associated with the second trolley and matching to said first computerized shopping list and

c. creating a unified catalogue comprising information related to products being offered by one or more shops associated with the first trolley and at least one of said second trolleys, wherein said products are grouped in accordance with certain criteria,

d. collecting one or more user'"'"'s preferences;

e. generating, in accordance with the user'"'"'s preferences, a personal catalogue as a derivation of the unified catalogue;

f. configuring the first trolley to facilitate the user to select one or more products on the basis of the personal catalogue.