On-the-go shopping list
First Claim
1. A method of electronic shopping, comprising:
- using an electronic device to acquire one or more product identifiers corresponding with products to be purchased;
adding the product identifiers to a shopping list stored in the electronic device using a processor of the electronic device;
transmitting the shopping list to a data manager;
receiving retailer information from the data manager, the retailer information comprising a retailer identifier and product prices associated with the retailer identifier and the product identifiers;
specifying a number of stops using the electronic device; and
dividing the shopping list into one or more shopping trips based on the number of stops, each shopping trip comprising a number of partial shopping lists equal to or less than the number of stops, wherein each partial shopping list is associated with one of the retailers identified in the retailer information and comprises one or more of the product identifiers.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
Systems and methods for providing shopping-related information to a consumer are provided. Embodiments of the system allow a consumer to create an electronic shopping list by scanning products. In some embodiments, shopping-related information may be obtained for items in the shopping list, such as pricing information, product quality, consumer ratings, and other information that may help a consumer to make an informed purchasing decision. Other embodiments allow a consumer to obtain and compare retail prices offered by several retailers for products in the shopping list. Still other embodiments provide a store-wide network that allows a shopper to scan items in the store, add the scanned items to a shopping list, and then check-out electronically.
-
Citations
31 Claims
-
1. A method of electronic shopping, comprising:
-
using an electronic device to acquire one or more product identifiers corresponding with products to be purchased; adding the product identifiers to a shopping list stored in the electronic device using a processor of the electronic device; transmitting the shopping list to a data manager; receiving retailer information from the data manager, the retailer information comprising a retailer identifier and product prices associated with the retailer identifier and the product identifiers; specifying a number of stops using the electronic device; and dividing the shopping list into one or more shopping trips based on the number of stops, each shopping trip comprising a number of partial shopping lists equal to or less than the number of stops, wherein each partial shopping list is associated with one of the retailers identified in the retailer information and comprises one or more of the product identifiers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 28)
-
-
4. (canceled)
-
8. A method of creating a shopping list in a handheld electronic device, comprising:
-
acquiring a product identifier; transmitting the product identifier from the handheld electronic device to a data manager via a wireless network and receiving product information corresponding to the product identifier from the data manager; and adding a product entry to the shopping list using a processor of the electronic device, the product entry associated with the product identifier and corresponding with an item to be purchased by a user of the handheld electronic device, wherein the item is identified by the product identifier, and wherein the product entry comprises an entry type indicator indicating whether the user intends to purchase the item identified by the product identifier or intends to purchase a product similar to the item identified by the product identifier. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 29, 30)
-
-
12. (canceled)
-
13. A method of conducting a sales transaction, comprising:
-
receiving connectivity information from a first near field communications device through a handheld electronic device, the connectivity information comprising information for establishing communications with a wireless network associated with a store; using the connectivity information to communicatively couple the handheld electronic device to a server via the wireless network; acquiring one or more product identifiers from one or more additional near field communications devices associated with the store'"'"'s merchandise through the handheld electronic device; and
transmitting the one or more product identifiers to the server via the wireless network. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
-
-
16. A method of conducting a sales transaction, comprising:
-
transmitting connectivity information from a first near field communications device to a handheld electronic device, the connectivity information comprising information for establishing communications with a wireless network associated with a store; allowing the handheld electronic device to communicatively couple to a server via the wireless network; receiving one or more product identifiers from the handheld electronic device via the wireless network; and creating a purchase order corresponding to the one or more product identifiers received from the handheld electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
-
-
19. A handheld electronic device, comprising:
-
a product identification device configured to generate a product identifier corresponding with a product to be purchased by a user of the handheld electronic device; a memory comprising a software application configured to allow the user to turn on the product identification device, obtain the product identifier, and store the product identifier to a shopping list; a display configured to display the shopping list; and a wireless networking interface configured to transmit the shopping list to a data manager via a wireless network and receive product information associated with the shopping list from the data manager; wherein the product information comprises at least two total prices for all of the products in the shopping list as offered by two or more retailers. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 31)
-
-
20. (canceled)
-
21. (canceled)
-
24. A method of electronic shopping, comprising:
-
using an electronic device to generate a shopping list identifying products to be purchased; obtaining shopping trip information for a plurality of retailers, wherein the shopping trip information comprises a total price of the products in the shopping list at each retailer and a travel distance to each retailer; displaying selectable retailer entries on the electronic device, wherein each of the selectable retailer entries corresponds to one of the plurality of retailers and displays the shopping trip information for that retailer; and generating a modified shopping list in response to user selection of at least one of the selectable retailer entries, wherein the modified shopping list includes the shopping trip information for the retailer corresponding to the selected retailer entry. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27)
-
Specification