System and Method for Collection, Validation and Communication of Competitive Pricing Data
First Claim
1. A system, comprising:
- a voice-enabled mobile data collection device having a display and being adapted to receive voice commands from a user as the user moves through a physical retail environment;
a processing engine providing consumer good identification information to the devices; and
a consumer goods price tracking component associating the consumer good identification information with a retail price received by voice from the user of the mobile data collection device so as to provide an associated good-price pair for each of a plurality of goods;
a programmed module responsive to the received voice commands to audibly confirm, and validate, at least the retail price received by voice from the user.
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Abstract
A system, apparatus and method employ or embody voice-enabled mobile devices to facilitate quick, cost-efficient and accurate collection of pricing data for consumer products offered by multiple retail establishments. A consumer goods price tracking component aggregates the collected pricing data into good-price pairs, good-price-sale triplets and/or good-price-value triplets, whereupon it can be communicated to a price management and analytics component for assessment and eventual reporting. The present invention can be adapted for use with systems that facilitate subscriber pricing decisions through enhanced tools for pricing analytics, price savvy price management, price warehousing, data management and manipulation, and competitive audits.
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30 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
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a voice-enabled mobile data collection device having a display and being adapted to receive voice commands from a user as the user moves through a physical retail environment; a processing engine providing consumer good identification information to the devices; and a consumer goods price tracking component associating the consumer good identification information with a retail price received by voice from the user of the mobile data collection device so as to provide an associated good-price pair for each of a plurality of goods; a programmed module responsive to the received voice commands to audibly confirm, and validate, at least the retail price received by voice from the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method, comprising:
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receiving voice commands via a voice-enabled mobile data collection device from a user as the user moves through a physical retail environment, with the device having a display; associating, via a consumer goods price tracking component, consumer good identification information with a retail price received by voice from the user of the mobile data collection devices, so as to provide an associated good-price pair for each of a plurality of goods; and audibly confirming, and validating, at least the retail price received by voice from the user in response to the received voice commands. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method for improving the accuracy of competitive price data collection and reporting, comprising:
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providing a data collection device with a voice recognition/processing component for collecting pricing data in a retail establishment, wherein the mobile computing device includes a display; associating, by the device, consumer good identification information with received pricing data so as to provide an associated good-price pair for a plurality of goods offered for sale within a retail establishment; and validating, by the device, the accuracy of the collected pricing data by presenting a response to a user who inputs pricing data to the device using the voice recognition/processing component. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27)
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28. A price collection apparatus for use with a retail data information management system, comprising:
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a mobile computing device having a display and a voice recognition/processing component for receiving pricing data from a user collecting the pricing data; and a consumer goods price tracking component for associating consumer good identification information with received pricing data so as to provide an associated good-price pair for a plurality of goods offered for sale within a retail establishment; and a programmed module to validate the accuracy of the collected pricing data by presenting a response to the user. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30)
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