System and method for creating and sharing purchasing lists on a network
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- creating a plurality of purchase lists on a consumer device connected to a network, each purchase list comprising a wish list of items that a consumer desires;
receiving on the consumer device an item advertisement from a non-merchant provider connected to the network, the item advertisement comprising a description of at least one item;
receiving an input from a consumer to select an item desired for purchase, wherein the item desired for purchase is selected from the at least one item described in the item advertisement received from the non-merchant provider;
identifying one purchase list from the plurality of purchase lists;
saving the item desired for purchase on the identified purchase list;
allowing the consumer to identify a third party consumer with whom the identified purchase list is to be shared; and
transmitting the identified purchase list from the consumer device to the identified third party consumer.
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Abstract
A system and method create and share purchasing lists in a network system. The system and method utilize a consumer user interface. The consumer user interface provides the consumer the ability to create a purchase list by receiving advertisement data on the consumer device, selecting an item desired for purchase, identifying the purchase list for the item to be saved, creating the purchase list if the purchase list identified does not exist, and saving the item to the identified purchase list. The consumer user interface further provides the consumer the ability to share a purchase list by identifying a purchase list to be shared, converting the purchase list to the appropriate format, identifying a recipient of the purchase list, and transmitting the purchase list to the recipient.
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30 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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creating a plurality of purchase lists on a consumer device connected to a network, each purchase list comprising a wish list of items that a consumer desires;
receiving on the consumer device an item advertisement from a non-merchant provider connected to the network, the item advertisement comprising a description of at least one item;
receiving an input from a consumer to select an item desired for purchase, wherein the item desired for purchase is selected from the at least one item described in the item advertisement received from the non-merchant provider;
identifying one purchase list from the plurality of purchase lists;
saving the item desired for purchase on the identified purchase list;
allowing the consumer to identify a third party consumer with whom the identified purchase list is to be shared; and
transmitting the identified purchase list from the consumer device to the identified third party consumer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A consumer system connected to a network, the consumer system comprising:
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means for receiving input from a consumer to create a plurality of purchase lists on the consumer system, each purchase list comprising a list of items that a consumer desires for purchase;
means for receiving via the network an item advertisement from a non-merchant provider, the item advertisement comprising a description of at least one item;
means for selecting an item desired for purchase, wherein the item desired for purchase is selected from the at least one item described in the item advertisement received from the non-merchant provider;
means for identifying, from the plurality of purchase lists, a purchase list on which to save the selected item;
means for receiving an input from the consumer to identify a third party consumer with whom the identified purchase list is to be shared; and
means for receiving an initiation input from a consumer to transmit the identified purchase list from the consumer system to the identified third party consumer. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A network-connected consumer device comprising:
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a plurality of purchase lists, each purchase list comprising a list of items that a consumer desires;
a first consumer mechanism that receives an item advertisement from a network-connected non-merchant provider, the item advertisement comprising a description of at least one item;
a second consumer mechanism that receives an input from a consumer to select an item desired for purchase, wherein the item desired for purchase is selected from the at least one item described in the item advertisement received from the network-connected non-merchant provider;
a third consumer mechanism that receives an input from the consumer to identify from the plurality of purchase lists a purchase list on which the selected item is to be saved;
a fourth consumer mechanism that receives a consumer input identifying a third party consumer with whom the identified purchase list is to be shared; and
a fifth consumer mechanism that transmits the identified purchase list to the identified third party consumer. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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