Systems and methods for delivering item price notifications to a mobile device
First Claim
1. A method for delivering an item price notification to a mobile device, the method comprising:
- an inventory management system monitoring, in response to receiving a shopping list from the mobile device, an inventory database to determine if a present date is within an expiration threshold assigned to an inventory item identified in the shopping list, the expiration threshold comprising an expiration date for the inventory item;
determining, by the inventory management system, that the present date is within the expiration threshold assigned to the inventory item and, in response, the inventory management system;
changing a price associated with the inventory item to a sale price for the inventory item;
generating an item price notification comprising the sale price for the inventory item within the expiration threshold; and
transmitting the item price notification to the mobile device.
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Abstract
An exemplary system for delivering an item price notification to a mobile device can include a processor, an inventory database including a plurality of inventory items, and a memory that is in communication with the processor. The memory can be configured to store instructions that, when executed, perform the steps of an exemplary method. An exemplary method can include querying the inventory database to determine if an inventory item meets a price reduction threshold, generating the item price notification including a sale price for the inventory item, if the inventory item meets the price reduction threshold, and transmitting the item price notification to the mobile device. The query can be invoked by the mobile device being proximate the inventory item, such as the mobile device being located at a merchant premises.
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23 Claims
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1. A method for delivering an item price notification to a mobile device, the method comprising:
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an inventory management system monitoring, in response to receiving a shopping list from the mobile device, an inventory database to determine if a present date is within an expiration threshold assigned to an inventory item identified in the shopping list, the expiration threshold comprising an expiration date for the inventory item; determining, by the inventory management system, that the present date is within the expiration threshold assigned to the inventory item and, in response, the inventory management system; changing a price associated with the inventory item to a sale price for the inventory item; generating an item price notification comprising the sale price for the inventory item within the expiration threshold; and transmitting the item price notification to the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer-readable medium comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed, perform the steps of:
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monitoring, in response to receiving a shopping list from a mobile device, an inventory database to determine if a present date is within an expiration threshold assigned to an inventory item identified in the shopping list, the expiration threshold comprising an expiration date for the inventory item; determining that the present date is within the expiration threshold assigned to the inventory item and, in response; changing a price associated with the inventory item to a sale price for the inventory item; generating an item price notification comprising the sale price for the inventory item within the expiration threshold; and transmitting the item price notification to a the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. An inventory management system for delivering an item price notification to a mobile device, the system comprising:
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a processor; a memory, in communication with the processor, the memory being configured with; an inventory database comprising a price for an inventory item; and instructions that, when executed by the processor, perform the steps of; monitoring, in response to receiving a shopping list from the mobile device the inventory database to determine if a present date is within an expiration threshold assigned to an inventory item identified in the shopping list, the expiration threshold comprising an expiration date for the inventory item; determining that the present date is within the expiration threshold assigned to the inventory item and, in response; changing the price associated with the inventory item to a sale price for the inventory item; generating an item price notification comprising the sale price for the inventory item within the expiration threshold; and transmitting the item price notification to the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. An inventory management system for delivering an item price notification to a mobile device, the system comprising:
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a processor; a memory, in communication with the processor, the memory being configured with; an inventory database comprising a price for an inventory item; and instructions that, when executed by the processor, perform the steps of; accessing a customer information database to retrieve a purchase history for a customer; monitoring the inventory database to determine if a present date is within an expiration threshold assigned to an inventory item that was previously purchased by the customer as identified in the purchase history, the expiration threshold comprising an expiration date for the inventory item; determining that the present date is within the expiration threshold assigned to the inventory item and, in response; changing the price associated with the inventory item to a sale price for the inventory item; generating an item price notification comprising the sale price for the inventory item within the expiration threshold; and transmitting the item price notification to the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. A computer-readable medium for delivering an item price notification to a mobile device, the computer-readable medium comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed, perform the steps of:
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accessing a customer information database to retrieve a purchase history for a customer; monitoring the inventory database to determine if a present date is within an expiration threshold assigned to an inventory item that was previously purchased by the customer as identified in the purchase history, the expiration threshold comprising an expiration date for the inventory item; determining that the present date is within the expiration threshold assigned to the inventory item and, in response; changing the price associated with the inventory item to a sale price for the inventory item; generating an item price notification comprising the sale price for the inventory item within the expiration threshold; and transmitting the item price notification to the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. A method for delivering an item price notification to a mobile device, the method comprising:
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accessing, by an inventory management system, a customer information database to retrieve a purchase history for a customer; monitoring, by the inventory management system, the inventory database to determine if a present date is within an expiration threshold assigned to an inventory item that was previously purchased by the customer as identified in the purchase history, the expiration threshold comprising an expiration date for the inventory item; determining, by the inventory management system, that the present date is within the expiration threshold assigned to the inventory item and, in response, the inventory management system; changing the price associated with the inventory item to a sale price for the inventory item; generating an item price notification comprising the sale price for the inventory item within the expiration threshold; and transmitting the item price notification to the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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