System, method and article of manufacture for location-based filtering for shopping agent in the physical world
First Claim
1. A method for creating a customized offer information summary, comprising the steps of:
- (a) obtaining one or more items of interest of a user;
(b) determining a physical location of the user;
(c) creating a query based on the items of interest and the physical location of the user;
(d) querying a communication network of information utilizing the query;
(e) receiving a customized offer from a retailer-based agent in response to the query;
(f) displaying the customized offer information associated with the items of interest and their locations relative to the physical location of the user; and
(g) alerting the user to a best local price.
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Abstract
An agent based system utilizes a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA)-based, Global Positioning System (GPS)-enabled information gathering agent to create a customized offer information summary based on the location of a user and one or more items of interest. One or more items of interest are obtained from a user. The physical location of the user is determined. A query based on the items of interest and the physical location of the user is then created. A network of information is queried utilizing this query. A customized offer is received from a retailer-based agent in response to the query. The customized offer information associated with the items of interest and their locations relative to the physical location of the user is displayed.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for creating a customized offer information summary, comprising the steps of:
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(a) obtaining one or more items of interest of a user;
(b) determining a physical location of the user;
(c) creating a query based on the items of interest and the physical location of the user;
(d) querying a communication network of information utilizing the query;
(e) receiving a customized offer from a retailer-based agent in response to the query;
(f) displaying the customized offer information associated with the items of interest and their locations relative to the physical location of the user; and
(g) alerting the user to a best local price. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 18)
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9. An apparatus that creates a customized offer information summary, comprising:
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(a) a processor;
(b) a memory that stores information under the control of the processor;
(f) logic that obtains one or more items of interest of a user;
(g) logic that determines a physical location of the user;
(h) logic that creates a query based on the items of interest and the physical location of the user;
(i) logic that queries a network of information utilizing the query;
(j) logic that receives a customized offer from a retailer-based agent in response to the query;
(k) logic that displays the customized offer information associated with the items of interest and their locations relative to the physical location of the user; and
(l) logic that alerts the user to a best local price.
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10. A computer program embodied on a computer-readable medium that creates a customized offer information summary, comprising:
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(a) a code segment that obtains one or more items of interest of a user;
(b) a code segment that determines a physical location of the user;
(c) a code segment that creates a query based on the items of interest and the physical location of the user;
(d) a code segment that queries a network of information utilizing the query;
(e) a code segment that receives a customized offer from a retailer-based agent in response to the query; and
(f) code segment that displays the customized offer information associated with the items of interest and their locations relative to the physical location of the user. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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