SHOPPING PLAN MANAGEMENT
First Claim
1. A system for optimizing a shopping plan, said system comprising:
- a communication interface;
a database comprising merchant product information for at least one merchant;
a storage device;
a processing device in communication with said communication interface, storage device, and database, wherein said processing device is configured to;
retrieve information associated with the at least one shopping plan;
compare the information associated with the at least one shopping plan to the merchant product information stored in the database; and
optimize the at least one shopping plan based at least partially on the comparison of the information associated with the at least one shopping plan to the merchant product information stored in database.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention include systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer-program products that provide shopping plan optimization. In one embodiment of the invention, information associated with a shopping plan is retrieved by the system; the shopping plan may include a grocery or other shopping list. The system compares the information associated with the shopping plan to a database. The database may include information associated with a plurality of merchants and businesses. The system optimizes the shopping plan based at least partially on the comparison of the information associated with the shopping plan to the database. In an embodiment, the system optimizes the shopping by determining an efficient travel route based on the products and/or items in the shopping plan.
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1. A system for optimizing a shopping plan, said system comprising:
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a communication interface; a database comprising merchant product information for at least one merchant; a storage device; a processing device in communication with said communication interface, storage device, and database, wherein said processing device is configured to; retrieve information associated with the at least one shopping plan; compare the information associated with the at least one shopping plan to the merchant product information stored in the database; and optimize the at least one shopping plan based at least partially on the comparison of the information associated with the at least one shopping plan to the merchant product information stored in database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for optimizing a shopping plan, said method comprising:
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retrieving information associated with the at least one shopping plan; comparing the information associated with the at least one shopping plan to merchant product information for at least one merchant; and optimizing, using a processing device, the at least one shopping plan based at least partially on the comparison of the information associated with the at least one shopping plan to the merchant product information. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer program product for optimizing a shopping plan, said computer program comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium, wherein the non-transitory computer readable medium comprises one or more computer executable program code portions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to:
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retrieve information associated with the shopping plan; compare the information associated with the shopping plan to merchant product information for at least one merchant; and optimize the at least one shopping plan based at least partially on the comparison of the information associated with the shopping plan to the merchant product information. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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