System for advising a user when selecting a product
First Claim
1. A product selection system for advising a user comprising:
- a product database having user preference data corresponding to a plurality of products;
a means for selecting a particular product listed in the product database;
a means for matching the user preferences with each one of the plurality of products;
a means for generating a sub-database having data corresponding to the plurality of products matching the user preference, the sub-database residing within a mobile user device, and wherein the product database includes predetermined characteristics of each product, one or more of the characteristics being unrelated to the ingredient content of the particular product; and
a means for advising the user to select the product if the selected product has one or more of the predetermined characteristics specified by the user in the sub-database.
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Abstract
A product selection system for advising a user whether or not to purchase a product such as a food product includes a product database (200) comprising data on a plurality of products, a hand-held barcode reader (106) for identifying a product, and processing means (206) for identifying whether the product has one or more user selected characteristics of the product. The characteristics may include the method of treatment or manufacture of the product, distance the product has travelled from origin, place of origin, politics of the region of origin, type of labour used in manufacture or production, details of the manufacturer or supplier, health risks, public health warnings associated with the product, special offers and the like.
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32 Claims
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1. A product selection system for advising a user comprising:
- a product database having user preference data corresponding to a plurality of products;
a means for selecting a particular product listed in the product database;
a means for matching the user preferences with each one of the plurality of products;
a means for generating a sub-database having data corresponding to the plurality of products matching the user preference, the sub-database residing within a mobile user device, and wherein the product database includes predetermined characteristics of each product, one or more of the characteristics being unrelated to the ingredient content of the particular product; and
a means for advising the user to select the product if the selected product has one or more of the predetermined characteristics specified by the user in the sub-database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
- a product database having user preference data corresponding to a plurality of products;
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20. A method of advising a user comprising the steps of:
- determining user preferences by selecting one or more product characteristics unrelated to the ingredient content of the particular product;
identifying a product selected by the user based on a product identifier;
determining if the product selected by the user includes at least one of the user selected product characteristics from a product database, wherein the product database has at least one of the product characteristics unrelated to the ingredient content of the product;
notifying the user of the results of the determination;
generating a sub-database having data corresponding to the products matching user preferences;
providing the sub-database to a mobile user device; and
advising the user to select the product if the product has one or more of the predetermined characteristics specified by the user in the sub-database.
- determining user preferences by selecting one or more product characteristics unrelated to the ingredient content of the particular product;
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