Interactive Selling System and Associated Methods
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1. An interactive selling system comprising:
- a data processing device;
a human consumable product;
a concealed flavor associated with said human consumable product; and
a code carried by said human consumable product that by itself cannot reveal said concealed flavor to a consumer;
said code and said data processing device induce the consumer to purchase said human consumable product because the consumer can relay said code to said data processing device which then determines for the consumer said concealed flavor based upon said code.
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Abstract
A system for interactive selling may include a data processing device and a human consumable product. The system may also include a concealed flavor associated with the human consumable product and a code carried by the human consumable product that by itself cannot reveal the concealed flavor to a consumer. The code and the data processing device may induce the consumer to purchase the human consumable product because the consumer can then relay the code to the data processing device which determines for the consumer the concealed flavor based upon the code.
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20 Claims
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1. An interactive selling system comprising:
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a data processing device; a human consumable product; a concealed flavor associated with said human consumable product; and a code carried by said human consumable product that by itself cannot reveal said concealed flavor to a consumer; said code and said data processing device induce the consumer to purchase said human consumable product because the consumer can relay said code to said data processing device which then determines for the consumer said concealed flavor based upon said code. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for interactive selling comprising:
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associating a concealed flavor with a human consumable product and a code; and inducing the consumer to purchase the human consumable product by permitting the consumer to relay the code to a data processing device which then determines for the consumer the concealed flavor based upon the code. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An interactive selling system comprising:
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a data processing device; a human consumable product; a concealed flavor associated with said human consumable product; a code carried by said human consumable product that by itself cannot reveal said concealed flavor to a consumer; and a product profile that groups said concealed flavor with related concealed flavors so said data processing device can provide such information to the consumer when said data processing device is queried by the consumer; said code and said data processing device used to induce the consumer to purchase said human consumable product because the consumer can relay said code to said data processing device which then determines for the consumer said concealed flavor based upon said code, and said concealed flavor is unknown to the consumer at purchase time of said human consumable product and said code is revealed to the consumer after the purchase time of said human consumable product. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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