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User Access to Item Information

  • US 20120246023A1
  • Filed: 06/07/2012
  • Published: 09/27/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/15/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system comprising:

  • a server device within a first retail location, the server device configured to receive a product identifier for a product from a user device; and

    a storage database configured to store a listing of products and related product description information available at a plurality of retail stores, wherein;

    the server device is configured to retrieve user preference information describing criteria of acceptable products as defined by a user associated with the user device, the user preference information being determined prior to receiving the product identifier for the product;

    the server device is configured to retrieve product description information associated with the product identifier from a data network servicing the plurality of retail stores, the data network being accessible from the server device, the data network also being accessible from a second server device within a second retail location, wherein the plurality of retail stores comprise different retail stores from different retail store chains;

    the server device is configured to compare the product description information associated with the product identifier with the user preference information and determine whether the product is determined to be acceptable to the user based on the user preference information, wherein the server device is configured to provide the product and related product description information to the user device when the product is determined to be acceptable; and

    the server device is configured to retrieve a listing of alternative products that are acceptable based on the user preference information when the product is determined to not be acceptable to the user based on the user preference information and is further configured to remove any one of the alternative products from the listing of alternative products that is not currently being sold at the first retail location.

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