METHOD OF MANAGING HOUSEHOLD PRODUCT INVENTORY
First Claim
1. A method of managing products in a household inventory comprising:
- inputting into an electronic device selected product information, including at least an acquisition date, for products in a household inventory to provide a product database;
storing the product database in a form so that the selected product information can be sorted and/or used to create new data to provide select information, including at least a freshness level, for each product in a virtual storage location; and
displaying in a readable electronic format the select information according to at least one of;
the freshness level of each product, the virtual storage location of each product, or products sorted into pre-set categories.
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Abstract
A method of managing an inventory of household products through virtual storage, such as in a virtual refrigerator, freezer, pantry, using electronic devices such as a smart phone. The virtual storage includes at least one of a description of each product in the virtual storage; the date each product was purchased; the expiration date of each product; and the freshness level of each product, including whether each product is still fresh, needs to be used within a certain time period, or needs to be thrown out. Related features include generation of shopping lists, coupons and recipes for a consumer based on the products in virtual storage or depleted therefrom.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of managing products in a household inventory comprising:
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inputting into an electronic device selected product information, including at least an acquisition date, for products in a household inventory to provide a product database; storing the product database in a form so that the selected product information can be sorted and/or used to create new data to provide select information, including at least a freshness level, for each product in a virtual storage location; and displaying in a readable electronic format the select information according to at least one of;
the freshness level of each product, the virtual storage location of each product, or products sorted into pre-set categories. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of managing an inventory of household products comprising the steps of:
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storing data related to a plurality of products, wherein the data includes a description of the products, a storage location of the product, a date the products were purchased, a cost of the products, an expiration date of the products, and a freshness level of the products based on age and manner of storage; using a smart phone to access the data; generating a shopping list based upon comparison of the data to ingredients of a recipe; obtaining coupons for the ingredients; and tracking grocery expenses, diet and food consumption based on the data when products are indicated as consumed by a user. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A method of managing an inventory of household products during a relocation comprising the steps of:
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storing data related to a plurality of items in a first location, wherein the data includes a description of the products and a storage location of the product; moving the plurality of items to a second location; updating the data for the second location; and providing the data related to a single item of the plurality of items based upon a request related to the single item by a consumer. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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