Commerce System and Method of Controlling Commerce System Using Share Grabber to Leverage Shopping List
First Claim
1. A method of controlling a commerce system including a plurality of retailers offering products for sale, comprising:
- collecting product information associated with the products;
storing the product information in a database;
providing a website for a consumer to create a shopping list with weighted preferences for product attributes;
generating an individualized discount for products on the shopping list directed to the consumer;
optimizing the shopping list with all products aggregated for one retailer based on the product information in the database, the weighted preferences for the product attributes, and the individualized discounts;
providing the optimized shopping list to the consumer to assist with purchasing decisions; and
controlling the purchasing decisions within the commerce system by enabling the consumer to select the products for purchase from the one retailer.
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Abstract
A commerce system has a plurality of retailers offering products for sale. Product information associated with the products is collected and stored in a central database. A consumer uses a website to create a shopping list with weighted preferences for product attributes. An individualized discount is generated by a consumer service provider for products on the shopping list directed to the consumer. The shopping list with all products aggregated for one retailer is optimized based on the product information in the database, the weighted preferences for the product attributes, and the individualized discounts. The consumer uses the optimized shopping list to assist with purchasing decisions. An incremental profit can be determined based on an aggregation of the products on the optimized shopping list. Purchasing decisions within the commerce system are controlled by enabling the consumer to select the products for purchase from the retailer.
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31 Claims
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1. A method of controlling a commerce system including a plurality of retailers offering products for sale, comprising:
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collecting product information associated with the products; storing the product information in a database; providing a website for a consumer to create a shopping list with weighted preferences for product attributes; generating an individualized discount for products on the shopping list directed to the consumer; optimizing the shopping list with all products aggregated for one retailer based on the product information in the database, the weighted preferences for the product attributes, and the individualized discounts; providing the optimized shopping list to the consumer to assist with purchasing decisions; and controlling the purchasing decisions within the commerce system by enabling the consumer to select the products for purchase from the one retailer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of controlling a commerce system including a plurality of retailers offering products for sale, comprising:
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collecting product information; storing the product information in a database; generating a shopping list with weighted preferences for product attributes; generating a discount for products on the shopping list; optimizing the shopping list with all products aggregated for a predetermined number of retailers based on the product information in the database, the weighted preferences for the product attributes, and the discount; and utilizing the optimized shopping list to control purchasing decisions within the commerce system by enabling a consumer to select the products for purchase from the retailers. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of controlling a commerce system, comprising:
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generating a shopping list from product information with weighted preferences for product attributes; generating a discount for products on the shopping list; optimizing the shopping list with all products aggregated for a retailer based on the product information, the weighted preferences for the product attributes, and the discount; and controlling purchasing decisions within the commerce system by enabling a consumer to select the products for purchase based from the retailer on the optimized shopping list. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer program product usable with a programmable computer processor having a computer readable program code embodied in a computer usable medium for controlling a commerce system including a plurality of retailers offering products for sale, comprising:
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generating a shopping list from product information with weighted preferences for product attributes; generating a discount for products on the shopping list; optimizing the shopping list with all products aggregated for a retailer based on the product information in the database, the weighted preferences for the product attributes, and the discount; and controlling purchasing decisions within the commerce system by enabling a consumer to select the products for purchase based from the retailer on the optimized shopping list. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method of controlling a commerce system, comprising:
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providing a database containing product information; generating a shopping list for a consumer based on the product information; aggregating products on the shopping list to a retailer with a discount for a portion of the products on the shopping list; and controlling purchasing decisions within the commerce system by enabling the consumer to select the products for purchase based from the retailer on the shopping list. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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