SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECOMMENDING HOME APPLIANCES TO A CONSUMER
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1. A computer-readable media embodied in one or more non-transitory, physical memory devices having stored thereon instructions for checking compatibility of an appliance with an existing audio and/or visual system configuration comprised of a plurality of appliances, the instructions performing steps, comprising:
- receiving information that functions to identify the appliance;
extracting from a database, in which is maintained for each of a plurality of appliances an appliance record comprising one or more features for the corresponding appliance, one or more features for the appliance corresponding to the information that functions to identify the appliance;
using a compatibility check algorithm to determine if the one or more features for the appliance corresponding to the information that functions to identify the appliance extracted from the database are compatible with one or more features of one or more appliances in the existing system configuration comprised of a plurality of appliances; and
presenting a result of the determination obtained via use of the compatibility check algorithm.
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Abstract
A system functions to recommend equipment expansions, additions and/or substitutions; interconnections; supplemental capabilities; features; etc. based upon a knowledge of a consumer'"'"'s existing audio and/or visual system configuration.
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26 Claims
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1. A computer-readable media embodied in one or more non-transitory, physical memory devices having stored thereon instructions for checking compatibility of an appliance with an existing audio and/or visual system configuration comprised of a plurality of appliances, the instructions performing steps, comprising:
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receiving information that functions to identify the appliance; extracting from a database, in which is maintained for each of a plurality of appliances an appliance record comprising one or more features for the corresponding appliance, one or more features for the appliance corresponding to the information that functions to identify the appliance; using a compatibility check algorithm to determine if the one or more features for the appliance corresponding to the information that functions to identify the appliance extracted from the database are compatible with one or more features of one or more appliances in the existing system configuration comprised of a plurality of appliances; and presenting a result of the determination obtained via use of the compatibility check algorithm. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer-readable media embodied in one or more non-transitory, physical memory devices having stored thereon instructions for recommending an appliance for use with an existing audio and/or visual system configuration comprised of a plurality of appliances, the instructions performing steps, comprising:
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receiving information that functions to identify each appliance in the existing system configuration; using a compatibility check algorithm to identify within a database, in which is maintained for each of a plurality of appliances an appliance record comprising one or more features for the corresponding appliance, one or more appliances having one or more mandatory features wherein the mandatory features are determined to be compatible with one or more features of one or more appliances in the system configuration; and presenting a listing of the one or more appliances identified via use of the compatibility check algorithm. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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