Commerce System and Method of Controlling the Commerce System Using Personalized Shopping List and Trip Planner

• US 20130066740A1
• Filed: 08/01/2012
• Published: 03/14/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 07/15/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Myworld, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Myworld, Inc.
• Inventors: Ouimet, Timothy L., Wilson, Erich B., Fresina, Anthony, Dunst, Robert J. Jr., Ouimet, Kenneth J.
• Application Number:
  US13/564,681
• Publication Number:
  US 20130066740A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/26.7
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions

Abstract

Product information associated with products is stored in a database. A website is provided. An interface is provided on the website for generating a shopping list including product attributes. An interface is provided on the website for adding product attributes to the shopping list by searching the product information in the database by product category or keyword phrase. An interface is provided on the website for adding product attributes to the shopping list using natural language descriptions. A list of recommended products is generated based on the product attributes. A price for each of the recommended products between retailers is compared. The purchasing decisions within the commerce system are controlled by generating a shopping option based on the price for each recommended product between retailers. An interface is provided on the website to substitute one of the recommended products with an alternate product.

Claims

1. A method of controlling a commerce system, comprising:

storing product information associated with products in a database;

providing a website;

providing an interface on the website for generating a shopping list including product attributes;

generating a list of recommended products based on the product attributes;

comparing a price for each of the recommended products between retailers; and

controlling purchasing decisions within the commerce system by generating shopping options based on the price for each of the recommended products among the retailers.

2. The method of claim 1, further including providing an interface to substitute one of the recommended products with an alternate product.

3. The method of claim 1, further including providing an interface to add product attributes to the shopping list using natural language descriptions.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein generating the shopping options further includes generating a most frugal option, a closest option, and a most expensive option.

5. The method of claim 1, further including providing an interface on the website for adding product attributes to the shopping list by searching the product information in the database by product category or keyword phrase.

6. The method of claim 1, further including:

providing an interface for establishing a budget goal;

displaying a total price for the recommended products; and

dynamically updating the total price as product attributes are added to the shopping list.

7. A method of controlling a commerce system, comprising:

providing an interface for generating a shopping list including product attributes;

generating a list of recommended products based on the product attributes;

comparing a price for each of the recommended products between retailers; and

generating a shopping option based on the price for each of the recommended products among the retailers.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the retailers include an online retailer.

9. The method of claim 7, further including checking an availability of the recommended products among the retailers.

10. The method of claim 7, providing an interface to add product attributes to the shopping list using natural language descriptions.

11. The method of claim 7, further including:

providing an interface for establishing a budget goal;

displaying a total price for the recommended products; and

dynamically updating the total price as product attributes are added to the shopping list.

12. The method of claim 7, wherein generating the shopping option further includes generating a most frugal option, a closest option, and a most expensive option.

13. The method of claim 7, further including providing an interface to substitute one of the recommended products with an alternate product.

14. A method of controlling a commerce system, comprising:

generating a recommended product based on a product attribute;

comparing a price for the recommended product between retailers; and

generating a shopping option based on the recommended product.

15. The method of claim 14, further including providing an interface for generating a shopping list including the product attribute.

16. The method of claim 14, further including:

providing an interface for establishing a budget goal; and

displaying a total price for the recommended product.

17. The method of claim 14, further including providing an individualized discount for the recommended product.

18. The method of claim 14, further including providing an interface to substitute the recommended product with an alternate product.

19. The method of claim 14, wherein generating the shopping option further includes generating a most frugal option, a closest option, and a most expensive option.

20. The method of claim 14, wherein the retailers include online retailers.

21. The method of claim 14, further including:

providing a weighting factor for the product attribute; and

generating the recommended product based on the product attribute and the weighting factor.

22. A computer program product usable with a programmable computer processor having a computer readable program code embodied in a non-transitory computer usable medium for controlling a commerce system, comprising:

generating a recommended product based on a product attribute;

comparing a price for the recommended product between retailers; and

generating a shopping option based on the recommended product.

23. The computer program product of claim 22, further including providing an interface for generating a shopping list including the product attribute.

24. The computer program product of claim 23, wherein the recommended product is generated automatically based on the product attribute within a shopping list.

25. The computer program product of claim 22, further including providing an interface to substitute the recommended product with an alternate product.

26. The computer program product of claim 22, wherein generating the shopping option further includes generating a most frugal option, a closest option, and a most expensive option.

27. The computer program product of claim 22, further including:

providing a weighting factor for the product attribute; and

generating the recommended product based on the product attribute and the weighting factor.