Customer indicia storage and utilization system
First Claim
1. A system for assisting a customer, the system comprising:
- A. machine-readable currently-owned item indicia store for storing indicia identifying at least one selected characteristic of at least one item currently owned by the customer; and
B. a compatibility determination subsystem for generating a compatibility assessment in response to the currently-owned item indicia stored by said currently-owned item indicia store, indicia identifying at least one selected characteristic for at least one item provisionally selected by the customer, and compatibility parameter information identifying compatibilities among various types of indicia.
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Abstract
A system for assisting a customer during shopping includes machine-readable currently-owned item indicia store and a compatibility determination subsystem. The machine-readable currently-owned item indicia store includes a smart-card, magnetic disk or the like, for storing indicia identifying selected characteristics of items which are currently owned by the customer, including such information as, for example, accurate color andr styling parameter and metric information. The compatibility determination subsystem generates a compatibility assessment in response to the currently-owned item indicia stored by the currently-owned item indicia store, indicia identifying selected characteristics for items provisionally selected by the customer, and compatibility parameter information identifying compatibilities among various types of indicia.
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28 Claims
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1. A system for assisting a customer, the system comprising:
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A. machine-readable currently-owned item indicia store for storing indicia identifying at least one selected characteristic of at least one item currently owned by the customer; and B. a compatibility determination subsystem for generating a compatibility assessment in response to the currently-owned item indicia stored by said currently-owned item indicia store, indicia identifying at least one selected characteristic for at least one item provisionally selected by the customer, and compatibility parameter information identifying compatibilities among various types of indicia. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A compatibility determination subsystem for use in connection with a system for assisting a customer, the system comprising machine-readable currently-owned item indicia store for storing indicia identifying at least one selected characteristic of at least one item currently owned by the customer, the compatibility determination subsystem generating a compatibility assessment in response to the currently-owned item indicia stored by said currently-owned item indicia store, indicia identifying at least one selected characteristic for at least one item provisionally selected by the customer, and compatibility parameter information identifying compatibilities among various types of indicia, the compatibility determination subsystem including:
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A. a currently-owned item indicia input for receiving the currently-owned item indicia stored by said currently-owned item indicia store; B. a selected item indicia input for receiving the selected item indicia for the at least one item provisionally selected by the customer; C. a compatibility parameter information store for storing the compatibility parameter information identifying compatibilities among various types of indicia; and D. a compatibility assessment generator for generating the compatibility assessment from the selected item indicia and currently-owned item indicia in relation to the compatibility parameter information. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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- 17. A machine-readable currently-owned item indicia store for storing indicia identifying selected characteristics of items currently owned by the customer for assisting a customer, the currently-owned item indicia store including a smart-card for storing the indicia as digital data in electrical form, and output means comprising a contact area providing an electrical contact for enabling the data to be retrieved during shopping.
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20. A machine-readable currently-owned item indicia store for storing indicia identifying selected characteristics of items current for assisting a customer, the currently-owned item indicia store including a magnetic storage medium for storing the indicia as digital data in magnetic form, and output means for enabling the data to be retrieved during shopping.
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21. A compatibility assessment generating system for generating a compatibility assessment for an item in response to item indicia associated with at least one selected characteristic of said item and other indicia, in relation to compatibility parameter information, the compatibility assessment generating system including:
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A. an indicia input for receiving the item indicia and the other indicia; B. a compatibility parameter information store for storing the compatibility parameter information identifying compatibilities among values associated with each of said item indicia and said other indicia; and C. a compatibility assessment generator for generating the compatibility assessment from the item indicia and the other indicia in relation to the compatibility parameter information. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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