COLLABORATIVE SHOPPING ACROSS MULTIPLE SHOPPING CHANNELS USING SHARED VIRTUAL SHOPPING CARTS
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1. A system for collaborative shopping, comprising:
- a plurality of shopping devices interconnected by a network, the shopping devices being used by shoppers in a collaborative shopping session; and
a plurality of virtual shopping carts respectively associated with the shopping devices for sharing information on items of interest among the shoppers and enabling the shoppers to collaborate on the shopping.
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Abstract
A system for collaborative shopping comprising shopping devices interconnected by a network and respectively used by shoppers in a collaborative shopping session, and virtual shopping carts respectively associated with the shopping devices for sharing information on items of interest among the shoppers and enabling the shoppers to collaborate on the shopping.
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1. A system for collaborative shopping, comprising:
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a plurality of shopping devices interconnected by a network, the shopping devices being used by shoppers in a collaborative shopping session; and a plurality of virtual shopping carts respectively associated with the shopping devices for sharing information on items of interest among the shoppers and enabling the shoppers to collaborate on the shopping. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer-implemented method for collaborative shopping, comprising:
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establishing a plurality of virtual shopping carts respectively associated with a plurality of shopping devices used by shoppers in a collaborative shopping session, wherein the shopping devices are interconnected by a network; sharing information on items of interest among the shoppers based on shopper preferences; and collaborating by the shoppers on shopping decisions through the virtual shopping carts. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith, the computer readable program code comprising:
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computer readable program code configured to establish a plurality of virtual shopping carts respectively associated with a plurality of shopping devices used by shoppers in a collaborative shopping session, wherein the shopping devices are interconnected by a network; computer readable program code configured to share information on items of interest among the shoppers based on shopper preferences; and computer readable program code configured to enable the shoppers to collaborate on shopping decisions through the virtual shopping carts. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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