Method and system for retrieval of consumer product information
First Claim
1. A system for electronic retrieval of consumer product information comprising:
- a product tag attached to a commercial product, said tag containing information about the commercial product and said tag capable of transmitting information contained on the product tag;
a portable receiver device capable of receiving formation transmitted from said product tag;
a software program contained in said portable receiver device for displaying information retrieved from said product tag according to the desires of a consumer; and
a memory module contained in said portable receiver for storing information retrieved from said product tag.
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Abstract
A system comprising a product tag, a consumer receiver and software for the receiver enables a consumer to electronically retrieve information about commercial product. Each product would have a tag that could contain any amount of description information about the product. The tag has the capability of transmitting this information to a consumer. A customizable and programmable receiver can read the product tag and interpret the information according to the consumer'"'"'s preferences programmed on the receiver. The software would allow the receiver to interpret the product tag information into an understandable format and present it to the consumer. This system enables a consumer to more efficiently and effectively obtain information about a commercial product.
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19 Claims
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1. A system for electronic retrieval of consumer product information comprising:
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a product tag attached to a commercial product, said tag containing information about the commercial product and said tag capable of transmitting information contained on the product tag;
a portable receiver device capable of receiving formation transmitted from said product tag;
a software program contained in said portable receiver device for displaying information retrieved from said product tag according to the desires of a consumer; and
a memory module contained in said portable receiver for storing information retrieved from said product tag. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for electronic retrieval of consumer product information comprising the steps of:
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retrieving product description criteria from a consumer interested in information about a commercial product;
retrieving information about a product contained on a product tag attached to the commercial product;
processing the retrieved product information based on the retrieved product description criteria; and
outputting to the consumer, customized information about the commercial product in accordance with the retrieved product description criteria. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer program product in a computer readable storage medium for electronic retrieval of consumer product information comprising:
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instructions for retrieving product description criteria from a consumer interested in information about a commercial product;
instructions for retrieving information about a product contained on a product tag attached to the commercial product;
instructions for processing the retrieved product information based on the retrieved product description criteria; and
instructions for outputting to the consumer, customized information about the commercial product in accordance with the retrieved product description criteria.
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