Providing electronic access to consumer-customized nonverbal information regarding products and services
First Claim
1. A method for providing a party accessing a merchant system with electronic access to an image of merchandise physically arranged according to a consumer, the method comprising:
- providing a consumer with access to physical merchandise at a merchant'"'"'s physical premises;
allowing the consumer to direct physical arrangement of the physical merchandise at the merchant'"'"'s physical premises;
capturing an image of the physical merchandise as physically arranged at the merchant'"'"'s physical premises according to the consumer;
loading the captured image onto a merchant system;
providing a device with access to the merchant system, wherein the device is physically remote from the merchant'"'"'s physical premises; and
using the internet as a communication medium to transmit the captured image from the merchant system to the device, thereby enabling a party who is operating the remote device to access and view the captured image.
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Abstract
Generic information provided by printed and online catalogs may be supplemented or replaced by information that is customized for or related to the consumer, enabling a third party to more fully understand the purchase decision and thus offer more informed feedback. A party accessing a merchant system may be provided electronic access to consumer-customized nonverbal information by, e.g., collecting an electronic version of consumer-customized nonverbal information at a merchant site, and displaying the electronic version of the consumer-customized nonverbal information for a party accessing the merchant system.
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78 Claims
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1. A method for providing a party accessing a merchant system with electronic access to an image of merchandise physically arranged according to a consumer, the method comprising:
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providing a consumer with access to physical merchandise at a merchant'"'"'s physical premises; allowing the consumer to direct physical arrangement of the physical merchandise at the merchant'"'"'s physical premises; capturing an image of the physical merchandise as physically arranged at the merchant'"'"'s physical premises according to the consumer; loading the captured image onto a merchant system; providing a device with access to the merchant system, wherein the device is physically remote from the merchant'"'"'s physical premises; and using the internet as a communication medium to transmit the captured image from the merchant system to the device, thereby enabling a party who is operating the remote device to access and view the captured image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer medium or propagated signal storing a computer program capable of providing a party accessing a merchant system with electronic access to an image of merchandise physically arranged according to a consumer, wherein the consumer is provided with access to physical merchandise at a merchant'"'"'s physical premises and the consumer is allowed to direct physical arrangement of the physical merchandise at the merchant'"'"'s physical premises, the program comprising:
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a capturing code segment to capture an image of the physical merchandise as physically arranged at the merchant'"'"'s physical premises according to the consumer; a loading code segment to load the captured image onto a merchant system; a providing code segment to provide a device with access to the merchant system, wherein the device is physically remote from the merchant'"'"'s physical premises; and an enabling code segment that uses the Internet as a communication medium to transmit the captured image from the merchant system to the device, thereby enabling a party who is operating the remote device to access and view the captured image. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. An apparatus capable of providing a party accessing a merchant system with electronic access to an image of merchandise physically arranged according to a consumer, wherein the consumer is provided with access to physical merchandise at a merchant'"'"'s physical premises and the consumer is allowed to direct physical arrangement of the physical merchandise at the merchant'"'"'s physical premises, the apparatus comprising:
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a capturing device to capture an image of the physical merchandise as physically arranged at the merchant'"'"'s physical premises according to the consumer; a loading device to load the captured image onto a merchant system; a providing device to provide a device with access to the merchant system, wherein the device is physically remote from the merchant'"'"'s physical premises; and an enabling device that uses the Internet as a communication medium to transmit the captured image from the merchant system to the device, thereby enabling a party who is operating the remote device to access and view the captured image. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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52. A method of receiving feedback from a party regarding consumer-customized nonverbal information, the method comprising:
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collecting, at a merchant'"'"'s physical premises, an electronic version of consumer-customized nonverbal information; transmitting the electronic version of the consumer-customized nonverbal information to a remote site for viewing by a party; soliciting feedback from the party regarding the electronic version of the consumer-customized nonverbal information transmitted to the remote site for viewing by the party; and receiving feedback at the merchant'"'"'s physical premises from the party regarding the electronic version of the consumer-customized nonverbal information transmitted to the remote site for viewing by the party. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60)
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61. A computer medium or propagated signal storing a computer program capable of receiving feedback from a party regarding consumer-customized nonverbal information, the program comprising:
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a collecting code segment to collect, at a merchant'"'"'s physical premises, an electronic version of consumer-customized nonverbal information; a transmitting code segment to transmit the electronic version of the consumer-customized nonverbal information to a remote site for viewing by a party; a soliciting code segment to enable solicitation of feedback from the party regarding the electronic version of the consumer-customized nonverbal information transmitted to the remote site for viewing by the party; and a receiving code segment to receive feedback at the merchant'"'"'s physical premises from the party regarding the electronic version of the consumer-customized nonverbal information transmitted to the remote site for viewing by the party. - View Dependent Claims (62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69)
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70. An apparatus capable of receiving feedback from a party regarding consumer-customized nonverbal information, the apparatus comprising:
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a collecting device to collect, at a merchant'"'"'s physical premises, an electronic version of consumer-customized nonverbal information; a transmitting device to transmit the electronic version of the consumer-customized nonverbal information to a remote site for viewing by a party; a soliciting device to enable solicitation of feedback from the party regarding the electronic version of the consumer-customized nonverbal information transmitted to the remote site for viewing by the party; and a receiving device to receive feedback at the merchant'"'"'s physical Premises from the party regarding the electronic version of the consumer-customized nonverbal information transmitted to the remote site for viewing by the party. - View Dependent Claims (71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78)
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