SMART PHONE PROBE AND APPLICATION FOR SKI WAX RECOMMENDATION

• US 20110302050A1
• Filed: 06/06/2011
• Published: 12/08/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 06/04/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kildevaeld, Michael Rogler
• Original Assignee: Kildevaeld, Michael Rogler
• Inventors: Kildevaeld, Michael Rogler
• Application Number:
  US13/154,297
• Publication Number:
  US 20110302050A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/26.7
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0631 Item recommendations

Abstract

The system may include a multi-function probe, a recommendation engine, a transaction engine, a user interface, a third-party interface, and a social network portal. The multi-function probe may be configured to connect to a smartphone through a wired or wireless (e.g. BLUETOOTH) connection for sensing one or more of air temperature, snow temperature, humidity, salinity, and the like. Further, the recommendation engine may receive input about snow and weather conditions and may provide a recommendation for a ski wax, and the like. The recommendation engine may also (i) receive input including user input, (ii) examine a database of ski wax offerings, and (iii) make a ski wax recommendation based at least in part on the input and other information that may be accessible in a ski wax offering database.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

a multi-function probe configured to connect to a smart phone through a wired connection, the probe for sensing one or more of air temperature, snow temperature, humidity, and salinity;

a ski wax recommendation engine that receives inputs regarding snow and weather conditions and other inputs including user inputs, examines a database of ski wax offerings, makes a wax use recommendation based on the inputs and information in the ski wax offering database;

a transaction engine for facilitating purchase of ski wax as recommended by the ski wax recommendation engine;

a user interface for providing user generated data to the system and for viewing / listening to information accessible to the engine including user data, recommendation data, probe data, transaction data, social network data;

a third-party interface for exchanging information with the system that is pertinent to the third-party including weather forecasts, wax performance specifications, historical snow conditions, clock/calendar features; and

a social network portal to facilitate exchange of information regarding the system, wax, conditions, results, plans, sponsors, questions, recommendations, and the like.