SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING FOOD AND GROCERY MULTI-MEDIA CONTENT TO CONSUMERS USING WIDGETS

• US 20100153201A1
• Filed: 12/15/2008
• Published: 06/17/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 12/15/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Qponix LLC (Gray Television Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Qponix LLC (Gray Television Incorporated)
• Inventors: Thomas, Kevin, DE RUBERTIS, CORBIN, Handler, Jeff
• Application Number:
  US12/334,982
• Publication Number:
  US 20100153201A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14.190
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0217 involving input on products or services in exchange for incentives or rewards
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]

Abstract

A system and method (100) for use by consumers for facilitating the grocery shopping experience for providing food and grocery multimedia content that includes a first computer system (110) for providing an executable software product to a consumer containing program instructions for food recipe selection (203), displaying multimedia advertising content (231), and preparing a shopping list (251). A second computer system (107) uses the executable software product for coordinating selected food recipes (223) with the multimedia content (231) for assisting the consumer in meal preparation.

Claims

1. A system for use with consumers for facilitating the grocery shopping experience for providing food and grocery multimedia content comprising:

a first computer system for providing an executable software product to a consumer containing program instructions for food recipe selection, displaying multimedia advertising content, and preparing a shopping list; and

a second computer system using the executable software product for coordinating selected food recipes with the multimedia content for assisting the consumer in meal preparation.

2. A system for use with consumers as in claim 1, wherein the executable software product is a web widget.

3. A system for use with consumers as in claim 1, wherein the multimedia advertising content are coupons for offering discount products.

4. A system for use with consumer as in claim 1, wherein the food recipe selection is searchable by the consumer based on selectable consumer-based parameters.

5. A system for use with a consumer as in claim 1, wherein the executable software product includes a meal planner for allowing the consumer to plan at least one meal based upon a calendar date.

6. A system for use with a consumer as in claim 1, wherein the executable software product includes functionality for storing favorite recipes identified by the consumer on an external database.

7. A system for use with a consumer as in claim 1, wherein the executable software product includes functionality for identifying a preferred retail store based on consumer location.

8. A system for use with a consumer as in claim 1, wherein the executable software product includes the functionality for printing store coupons at the consumer location based upon recipe selection.

9. A system for use with a consumer as in claim 1, wherein the shopping list is dynamically adjusted based on both food recipe selection and multimedia content offered by a retailer.

10. A widget for use with at least one computer associated with at least one grocery retailer, the widget comprising:

embeddable code for dynamically selecting food recipes, displaying multimedia content, and creating shopping lists using the computer, the widget providing input to a retailer and receiving at least a portion of the multimedia content from the retailer for coordinating selected food recipes with the multimedia content to assist the consumer in meal preparation.

11. A widget associated with at least one grocery retailer as in claim 10, wherein the executable software product is usable in connection with a web browser.

12. A widget associated with at least one grocery retailer as in claim 10, wherein the multimedia advertising content are coupons for offering discounted products at the grocery retailer.

13. A widget associated with at least one grocery retailer as in claim 12, wherein the shopping list is dynamically adjusted based on both food recipe selection and multimedia content offered by the grocery retailer.

14. A widget associated with at least one grocery retailer as in claim 10, wherein food recipes are searchable based on selectable consumer-based parameters.

15. A widget associated with at least one grocery retailer as in claim 14, wherein the consumer-based parameters are based on at least one from the group of recipe collections, recipe meal type, recipe cuisine, recipe tag, or recipe diet.

16. A widget associated with at least one grocery retailer as in claim 10, wherein the executable software product includes a meal planner for allowing the consumer to plan at least one meal based upon a calendar date.

17. A widget associated with at least one grocery retailer as in claim 10, wherein the widget includes functionality for storing favorite recipes identified by the consumer on an external database.

18. A widget associated with at least one grocery retailer as in claim 10, wherein the executable software product includes functionality for identifying a preferred retail store based on consumer location.

19. A widget associated with at least one grocery retailer as in claim 10, wherein the widget includes the functionality for printing store coupons at the consumer location based upon recipe selection.

20. A method for use with an executable software product stored on a computer-readable medium containing program instructions for providing a widget for use with a computer, the program instructions providing input to a retailer for providing searchable recipes, discount coupons, and shopping lists to a consumer comprising the steps of:

providing a searchable food recipe database at the retailer for locating recipes based in predefined search criteria viewable though the executable software product;

providing a searchable database of coupon discounts provided by the retailer viewable though the executable software product; and

creating a shopping list based upon selected recipe and coupon discounts viewable though the executable software product.

21. A method for use with an executable software product as in claim 20, further comprising the step of:

formatting the executable software product into a web widget.

22. A method for use with an executable software product as in claim 20, further comprising the step of:

providing store discount coupons from the multimedia advertising.

23. A method for use with an executable software product as in claim 20, further comprising the step of:

searching the food recipe database based upon at least one from the group of;

recipe collection, recipe meal type, recipe cuisine, recipe tag, and recipe diet.

24. A method for use with an executable software product as in claim 20, further comprising the step of:

providing a meal planner used in connection with the executable software product for allowing the consumer to plan at least one meal based upon a calendar date.

25. A method for use with an executable software product as in claim 20, further comprising the step of:

providing functionality in the executable software product for storing favorite recipes identified by the consumer on an external database.

26. A method for use with an executable software product as in claim 20, further comprising the step of:

providing functionality in the executable software product for identifying a preferred retail store based on consumer location.

27. A method for use with an executable software product as in claim 20, further comprising the step of:

providing functionality in the executable software product for printing store coupons at the consumer location based upon recipe selection.

28. A method for use with an executable software product as in claim 20, further comprising the step of:

dynamically adjusting the shopping list based on both food recipe selection and coupon discounts offered by a retailer.