Commerce System and Method of Organizing Products into Product Families for Presentation on Shopping List
First Claim
1. A method of controlling a commerce system, comprising:
- collecting product information associated with a plurality of products;
storing the product information in a database;
organizing the products into a plurality of product families based on the product information in the database;
generating a shopping list including one or more of the product families;
providing the shopping list including the product families to a consumer to assist with purchasing decisions; and
controlling the purchasing decisions within the commerce system by enabling the consumer to select products for purchase based on the shopping list including the product families.
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Abstract
A commerce system has retailers offering products for sale to consumers. Product information is collected associated with a plurality of products. The product information is received from a retailer in the form of transactional data or retrieved from a retailer website. The product information is stored in a database. The products are organized into a plurality of product families based on one or more related product attributes such as brand, size, price, ingredients, and additive. A shopping list is generated including one or more of the product families. The shopping list can be optimized based on the product information and weighted preferences for the product attributes for the product families. The shopping list is provided to a consumer to assist with purchasing decisions. The purchasing decisions within the commerce system are controlled by enabling the consumer to select products for purchase based on the shopping list.
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25 Claims
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1. A method of controlling a commerce system, comprising:
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collecting product information associated with a plurality of products; storing the product information in a database; organizing the products into a plurality of product families based on the product information in the database; generating a shopping list including one or more of the product families; providing the shopping list including the product families to a consumer to assist with purchasing decisions; and controlling the purchasing decisions within the commerce system by enabling the consumer to select products for purchase based on the shopping list including the product families. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of controlling a commerce system, comprising:
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collecting product information associated with a plurality of products; organizing the products into a plurality of product families based on the product information; generating a shopping list including one or more of the product families; and providing the shopping list including the product families to a consumer to assist with purchasing decisions. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of controlling a commerce system, comprising:
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providing a plurality of products each including product information; organizing the products into a plurality of product families based on related product attributes contained in the product information; and generating a shopping list including one or more of the product families for a consumer. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer program product usable with a programmable computer processor having a computer readable program code embodied in a tangible computer usable medium for controlling a commerce system, comprising:
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providing a plurality of products each including product information; organizing the products into a plurality of product families based on related product attributes contained in the product information; and generating a shopping list including one or more of the product families for a consumer. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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