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Evaluative shopping assistant system

  • US 6,604,681 B1
  • Filed: 05/19/2000
  • Issued: 08/12/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/21/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for aiding a shopper, comprising the steps of:

  • providing a system for aiding a shopper, comprising;

    (i) a portable device having means for entry of a product identifier and means for communicating information to the shopper;

    (ii) a processing means remote to the portable device and in bi-directional communication with the portable device;

    (iii) means for data storage in communication with the processing means, the data storage means having product data thereon, the product data comprising at least one product identifier, and, for each at least one product identifier, geometric data for location of the product identified by the product identifier;

    entering a first product identifier with the entry means of the portable device;

    transmitting the entered first product identifier with the portable device to the processing means;

    retrieving with the processing means the first geometric data for the entered first product identifier from the data storage means, wherein the geometric data of the data storage means comprises shelf-location;

    communicating with the processing means the first retrieved geometric data to the portable device; and

    communicating to the shopper with the communicating means of the portable device the first retrieved geometric data.

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