TECHNIQUES FOR COLLABORATIVE SHOPPING
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1. A processor-implemented method programmed in a non-transitory processor-readable medium and to execute on one or more processors configured to execute the method, comprising:
- registering a user for collaborative shopping;
obtaining shopping preferences from the user;
creating a shopping transaction as directed by the user using the shopping preferences;
assigning second users to the shopping transaction as permitted by the user; and
creating one or more communication sessions between the user and the second users during the shopping transaction for sharing information related to the shopping transaction.
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Abstract
Techniques for collaborative shopping are presented. During a shopping transaction, a customer collaborates in real time with one or more additional participants. Real-time and dynamic feedback is provided to the customer from the participants throughout the shopping transaction. Furthermore, real-time and dynamic feedback is provided from the customer to the participants throughout the shopping transaction.
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1. A processor-implemented method programmed in a non-transitory processor-readable medium and to execute on one or more processors configured to execute the method, comprising:
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registering a user for collaborative shopping; obtaining shopping preferences from the user; creating a shopping transaction as directed by the user using the shopping preferences; assigning second users to the shopping transaction as permitted by the user; and creating one or more communication sessions between the user and the second users during the shopping transaction for sharing information related to the shopping transaction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A processor-implemented method programmed in a non-transitory processor-readable medium and to execute on one or more processors configured to execute the method, comprising:
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logging a user into a remote shopping collaboration manager; identifying a shopping transaction for the user; requesting feedback on one or more aspects of the shopping transaction from the remote shopping collaboration manager; and receiving the feedback on the one or more aspects from the remote shopping collaboration manager and/or one or more second users assigned to the shopping transaction. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system, comprising:
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a first machine having a shopping collaboration manager server implemented in a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium and which processes on the first machine; and a second machine having a shopping collaboration agent implemented in a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium and which processes on the second machine; the shopping collaboration manager configured to register the user with a shopping collaborate system and receiving shopping preferences for a shopping transaction of the user, and the shopping collaboration manager also configured to assign one or more second users to the shopping transaction and record and communicate information related to the shopping transaction between the user and the one or more second users, the shopping collaboration agent configured to interact with the user, the shopping collaboration manager, and the one or more second users to communicate portions of the information and receive other portions of the information. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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