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Systems and methods for delivering item price notifications to a mobile device

  • US 7,657,463 B1
  • Filed: 12/17/2008
  • Issued: 02/02/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/17/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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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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