Method and system for facilitating consumer purchases
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1. A method for use in marketing, comprising:
- detecting, at a remote computer, product purchase information of a plurality of different retailers from points-of-sale associated with the respective retailers, the product purchase information including at least a purchase price at which at least one item was purchased, the remote computer located remote from the retailers;
receiving, at the remote computer, a shopping list of a customer, the shopping list including at least one desired item;
correlating, at the remote computer, the product purchase information and the purchase price with the at least one desired item; and
in response to receiving the shopping list, initiating communication to the customer via the remote computer the correlated information including at least the shopping list, the product purchase information, and the purchase price.
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Abstract
A method for use in marketing includes detecting, at a remote computer, product purchase information of a plurality of retail stores. The product purchase information includes price information. The remote computer is located remote from the retail store. The method also includes receiving, at the remote computer, a shopping list of a customer. The shopping list includes at least one item. In response to receiving the shopping list, communication to the customer of price information associated with at least one item on the shopping list for the plurality of retail stores is initiated by the remote computer.
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1. A method for use in marketing, comprising:
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detecting, at a remote computer, product purchase information of a plurality of different retailers from points-of-sale associated with the respective retailers, the product purchase information including at least a purchase price at which at least one item was purchased, the remote computer located remote from the retailers; receiving, at the remote computer, a shopping list of a customer, the shopping list including at least one desired item; correlating, at the remote computer, the product purchase information and the purchase price with the at least one desired item; and in response to receiving the shopping list, initiating communication to the customer via the remote computer the correlated information including at least the shopping list, the product purchase information, and the purchase price. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A remote computer comprising:
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a processor; a memory accessible by the processor; and a computer program stored in the memory, the computer program operable to be executed on the processor and further operable to; detect product purchase information of a plurality of different retailers from points-of-sale associated with the respective retailers located remotely from the remote computer, the product purchase information including at least a purchase price at which at least one item was purchased; receive a shopping list of a customer, the shopping list including at least one desired item; correlate the product purchase information and the purchase price with the at least one desired item; and in response to receiving the shopping list, initiate communication to the customer via the remote computer the correlated information including at least the shopping list, the product purchase information, and the purchase price.
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22. An article comprising a medium for storing instructions that enable a remote computer to:
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detect product purchase information of a plurality of different retailers from points-of-sale associated with the respective retailers located remotely from the remote computer, the product purchase information including at least a purchase price at which at least one item was purchased; receive a shopping list of a customer, the shopping list including at least one desired item; correlate the product purchase information and the purchase price with the at least one desired item; and in response to receiving the shopping list, communicate to the customer via the remote computer the correlated information including at least the shopping list, the product purchase information, and the purchase price.
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