Methods, systems, and computer program products that facilitate and enhance personal shopping
First Claim
1. A method of facilitating personal shopping, comprising:
- generating a shopping list for a customer via a personal shopping system connected to a communications network, wherein the shopping list identifies one or more products the customer wants to purchase, wherein the personal shopping system includes a product usage repository that contains customer information for each of a plurality of customers, and wherein the customer information includes information about products previously purchased by each customer;
transmitting the shopping list to one or more product providers via the communications network with a request for information about each product on the shopping list;
receiving product information for each item on the shopping list from one or more product providers via the communications network; and
communicating the received product information to the customer via the communications network.
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and computer program products that facilitate personal shopping are provided. A shopping list is generated for a customer via a personal shopping system connected to a communications network. The shopping list identifies one or more products the customer wants to purchase. The personal shopping system includes a product usage repository that contains customer information for each of a plurality of customers, including information about products previously purchased by each customer. The shopping list is transmitted to one or more product providers via the communications network with a request for information about each product on the shopping list. Product information is received for each item on the shopping list from one or more product providers via the communications network and communicated to the customer via the communications network.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of facilitating personal shopping, comprising:
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generating a shopping list for a customer via a personal shopping system connected to a communications network, wherein the shopping list identifies one or more products the customer wants to purchase, wherein the personal shopping system includes a product usage repository that contains customer information for each of a plurality of customers, and wherein the customer information includes information about products previously purchased by each customer; transmitting the shopping list to one or more product providers via the communications network with a request for information about each product on the shopping list; receiving product information for each item on the shopping list from one or more product providers via the communications network; and communicating the received product information to the customer via the communications network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 20)
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11. A method of facilitating personal shopping, comprising:
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entering information associated with a product into a device in communication with a communications network; transmitting the product information to a personal shopping system connected to the communications network, wherein the personal shopping system includes a product usage repository that contains customer information for each of a plurality of customers, and wherein the customer information includes customer product inventory information; and receiving an indication at the device from the personal shopping system as to whether customer inventory for the product is below a threshold level. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A personal shopping system, comprising:
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a product usage repository that contains customer information for each of a plurality of customers, and wherein the customer information includes information about products previously purchased by each customer; means for generating a shopping list for a customer, wherein the shopping list identifies one or more products the customer wants to purchase; means for transmitting the shopping list to one or more product providers via the communications network with a request for information about each product on the shopping list; means for receiving product information for each item on the shopping list from one or more product providers via the communications network; and means for communicating the received product information to the customer via the communications network. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A personal shopping system, comprising:
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a product usage repository that contains customer information for each of a plurality of customers, and wherein the customer information includes customer product inventory information; a customer device comprising means for entering information associated with a product and transmitting entered information to the product usage repository; and means for receiving an indication at the customer device as to whether customer inventory for the product is below a threshold level.
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