Methods and systems for providing personalized information to users in a commercial establishment
First Claim
1. A system for providing personalized information to a user in a commercial establishment, the system comprising:
- at least one database storing information related to a user;
a plurality of portable display units located in a commercial establishment for use by a plurality of users in a commercial establishment, each portable display unit of the plurality of portable display units having a unique identifier, and each portable display unit comprising a transceiver, a memory device, a user interface, a display screen, a microprocessor, and at least one program executable by the microprocessor to enable receiving, storing and displaying of information to a user in a commercial establishment, wherein a user activates a portable display unit of the plurality of portable display units to operate in a commercial establishment by providing identifying information;
a location tracking system to determine a location of the activated portable display unit in a commercial establishment;
a server computer, the server computer being in communication with the location tracking system and the at least one database and the server computer being configured to generate personalized information for a user in a commercial establishment based on the location of the activated portable display unit and the information related to a user stored in the at least one database; and
at least one transceiver in communication with the server computer for transmitting the personalized information generated by the server computer to the activated portable display unit.
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Abstract
The present invention provides systems for and methods providing a user in a commercial establishment with personalized information, which can include a personalized shopping list, targeted advertisements, health information, nutritional information, promotional offers, offers on sale items, offers on discounted items, manufacturer'"'"'s coupons, storewide coupons, information on user specific favorite items, and information on user specific staple items. Also disclosed is a device for and method of providing the precise location of a user in a commercial facility comprising a signal receiver and position calculating system that uses one of biangulation and triangulation techniques. Also disclosed, is a system for and method of providing a user in a commercial establishment with personalized information, which can include targeted advertisements, health information, nutritional information, promotional offers, offers on sale items, offers on discounted items, manufacturer'"'"'s coupons, storewide coupons, information on user specific favorite items, and information on user specific staple items using the user'"'"'s precise location with respect to items for purchase in the user'"'"'s immediate vicinity.
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39 Claims
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1. A system for providing personalized information to a user in a commercial establishment, the system comprising:
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at least one database storing information related to a user; a plurality of portable display units located in a commercial establishment for use by a plurality of users in a commercial establishment, each portable display unit of the plurality of portable display units having a unique identifier, and each portable display unit comprising a transceiver, a memory device, a user interface, a display screen, a microprocessor, and at least one program executable by the microprocessor to enable receiving, storing and displaying of information to a user in a commercial establishment, wherein a user activates a portable display unit of the plurality of portable display units to operate in a commercial establishment by providing identifying information; a location tracking system to determine a location of the activated portable display unit in a commercial establishment; a server computer, the server computer being in communication with the location tracking system and the at least one database and the server computer being configured to generate personalized information for a user in a commercial establishment based on the location of the activated portable display unit and the information related to a user stored in the at least one database; and at least one transceiver in communication with the server computer for transmitting the personalized information generated by the server computer to the activated portable display unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method of providing personalized information to a user in a commercial establishment, comprising the steps of:
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providing a plurality of portable display units for use by a plurality of users in a commercial establishment; storing information related to a user in at least one database; activating, by a user, a portable display unit of the plurality of portable display units to operate in a commercial establishment by providing identifying information; determining a location of a user in a commercial establishment with a location tracking system; generating personalized information for a user in a commercial establishment based on the location of a user in a commercial establishment and the information related to a user stored in the at least one database; and transmitting the generated personalized information to the portable display unit operated by a user in a commercial establishment, the portable display unit being assigned a unique identification signal and having a transceiver, a memory device, a user interface, a display screen, a microprocessor, and at least one program executable by the microprocessor to enable the portable display unit to receive, store, and display the personalized information to a user in a commercial establishment. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A system for providing personalized information to a user in a commercial establishment, the system comprising:
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at least one database storing information related to a user, the information related to a user comprising demographic information, personal shopping history information and purchasing preferences information; a plurality of portable display units located in a commercial establishment for use by a plurality of users in a commercial establishment, each portable display unit of the plurality of portable display units having a unique identifier, and each portable display unit comprising a transceiver, a memory device, a user interface, a display screen, a microprocessor, and at least one program executable by the microprocessor to enable receiving, storing and displaying of information to a user in a commercial establishment, wherein a user activates a portable display unit of the plurality of portable display units to operate in a commercial establishment by providing identifying information; a location tracking system to determine a location of the activated portable display unit in a commercial establishment using the unique identifier of the activated portable display unit; a server computer, the server computer being in communication with the location tracking system and the at least one database, the server computer being configured to generate a personal shopping list for a user using the demographic information, personal shopping history information and purchasing preferences information of a user stored in the at least one database, and the server computer being configured to generate personalized information for a user associated with products for purchase proximate to a location of the user in a commercial establishment using the location of the activated portable display unit and the demographic information, personal shopping history information and purchasing preferences information of a user stored in the at least one database; and at least one transceiver in communication with the server computer for transmitting the personal shopping list and personalized information generated by the server computer to the activated portable display unit.
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39. A method of providing personalized information to a user in a commercial establishment, comprising the steps of:
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providing a plurality of portable display units for use by a plurality of users in a commercial establishment; storing information related to a user in at least one database, the information related to a user comprising demographic information, personal shopping history information and purchasing preferences information; activating, by a user, a portable display unit of the plurality of portable display units to operate in a commercial establishment by providing identifying information; determining a location of a user in a commercial establishment with a location tracking system; generating personalized information for a user associated with products for purchase proximate to the location of the user in a commercial establishment using the location of the user in a commercial establishment and the demographic information, personal shopping history information and purchasing preferences information of a user stored in the at least one database; and transmitting the generated personalized information to the portable display unit operated by a user in a commercial establishment, the portable display unit being assigned a unique identification signal and having a transceiver, a memory device, a user interface, a display screen, a microprocessor, and at least one program executable by the microprocessor to enable the portable display unit to receive, store, and display the personalized information to a user in a commercial establishment.
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