Method and Apparatus for Providing a Shopping List Service

• US 20130066743A1
• Filed: 09/14/2012
• Published: 03/14/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/08/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc. (f/k/a Facebook, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Faten "Fay" Hellal
• Inventors: Jones, Fletcher, Acharya, Kamal, Gremett, Peter, Chang, Jai-Jen, Crampton, Matthew, Hellal, Faten "Fay"
• Application Number:
  US13/620,510
• Publication Number:
  US 20130066743A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/26.8
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/156 Query results presentation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/438 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0253 During e-commerce, i.e. online transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0277 Online advertisement
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0617 Representative agent
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0621 Item configuration or customization
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0625 Directed, with specific intent or strategy
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0633 Lists, e.g. purchase orders, compilation or processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0641 Shopping interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0643 Graphical representation of items or shoppers

Abstract

A method and apparatus is disclosed that provides an Internet wish list for deferred purchasing. A user clicks on an add to wish list button located on locations, such as, a product page, a banner ad, or search results to add an item to the wish list. A reminder system is used to remind a user to purchase an item at a future time. The shopping list service may be integrated at a high level of integration and a low level of integration. On a low level of integration a proxy platform is used to add functionality to a website.

Claims

1. An apparatus for providing an Internet shopping list service comprising:

a shopping list capable of containing items from at least two websites, retained on a computer memory;

a computer for adding and subtracting at least one item on said shopping list;

buttons for adding and subtracting said item onto, and off of, said shopping list; and

a connection for connecting said computer onto said Internet.

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