Method and systems for providing specialty product information to consumers
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1. A method for providing specialty product information to consumers, while a consumer is acquiring/selecting a specialty product, the method comprising the steps of:
- obtaining, in electronic form, identifying information corresponding to the specialty product of interest to a consumer;
specialty products of interest to a consumer comprise alcoholic beverages;
providing the identifying information to a computer system;
retrieving, from a database, which is accessible from the computer system, specialty product information related to the specialty product of interest to the consumer;
said database including accumulated specialty product information;
said accumulated specialty product information having been accumulated from a plurality of specialized sources;
said accumulated specialty product information comprising tasting notes by expert sources including expert opinion and treatises, similar products in a category, similar products a category but at a lower price point, information on the product such as that supplied by a critic or an expert; and
providing, to the consumer, the specialty product information;
wherein the providing, to the consumer, the specialty product information comprises providing an audio rendering of at least a portion of the specialty product information.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for providing specialty product information to consumers.
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1. A method for providing specialty product information to consumers, while a consumer is acquiring/selecting a specialty product, the method comprising the steps of:
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obtaining, in electronic form, identifying information corresponding to the specialty product of interest to a consumer;
specialty products of interest to a consumer comprise alcoholic beverages;providing the identifying information to a computer system; retrieving, from a database, which is accessible from the computer system, specialty product information related to the specialty product of interest to the consumer;
said database including accumulated specialty product information;
said accumulated specialty product information having been accumulated from a plurality of specialized sources;
said accumulated specialty product information comprising tasting notes by expert sources including expert opinion and treatises, similar products in a category, similar products a category but at a lower price point, information on the product such as that supplied by a critic or an expert; andproviding, to the consumer, the specialty product information; wherein the providing, to the consumer, the specialty product information comprises providing an audio rendering of at least a portion of the specialty product information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for providing specialty product information to consumers, while the consumer is acquiring/selecting a specialty product, the system comprising:
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an electronic components capable of obtaining identifying information for a predetermined specialty product;
specialty products comprising alcoholic beverages;at least one processor; the electronic component being also capable of providing the obtained identifying information to the at least one processor; a database comprising a data structure having specialty product information correlated with the identifying information, said specialty product formation being accumulated from a plurality of specialized sources;
said specialty product information comprising tasting notes by expert sources including expert opinion and treatises, similar products in a category, similar products a category but at a lower price point, information on the product such as that supplied by a critic or an expert;an output device accessible to a consumer; at least one computer usable medium having computer readable code embodied therein, the computer readable code being capable of causing the at least one processor to; retrieve the obtained product information from the electronic component, query the database for specialty product information related to the specialty product identified by the identifying information, obtain, from the database, the specialty product information, provide, to the output device accessible by the consumer, the specialty product information;
said providing the specialty product information comprising providing an audio rendering of at least a portion of the specialty product information. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for providing, while consumers are acquiring/selecting a specialty product, specialty product information to consumers, the method comprising the steps of:
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initiating a request for specialty product information related to a consumer product of interest;
said specialty product information comprising information on alcoholic beverages;providing the request to a computer system; retrieving, from a database, which is accessible from the computer system, specialty product information related to the consumer product of interest;
said database including accumulated specialty product information;
said accumulated specialty product information having been accumulated from a plurality of specialized sources;
said accumulated specialty product information comprising tasting notes by expert sources including expert opinion and treatises, similar products in a category, similar products a category but at a lower price point, information on the product such as that supplied by a critic or an expert; andproviding, to the consumer, the specialty product information;
said providing the specialty product information comprising providing an audio rendering of at least a portion of the specialty product information. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for providing specialty product information to consumers, while consumer are acquiring/selecting specialty products, the system comprising:
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an electronic component capable of initiating a request for specialty product information related to a consumer product of interest;
said specialty product information comprising information on alcoholic beverages;a database comprising a data structure having specialty product information correlated with the consumer product of interest, said specialty product formation being accumulated from a plurality of specialized sources;
said accumulated specialty product information comprising tasting notes by expert sources including expert opinion and treatises, similar products in a category, similar products a category but at a lower price point, information on the product such as that supplied by a critic or an expert;an output device accessible to a consumer; at least one computer usable medium having computer readable code embodied therein, the computer readable code being capable of causing the at least one processor to; receive the request for specialty product information related to the consumer product of interest; retrieve, from the database, which is accessible from the computer system, specialty product information related to the consumer product of interest; and provide, to the consumer, the specialty product information;
said providing the specialty product information comprising providing an audio rendering of at least a portion of the specialty product information. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A computer program product comprising:
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a non-transitory computer usable medium having computer readable code embodied therein, said computer readable code being capable of causing at least one processor to; obtain, in electronic form, identifying information corresponding to a specialty product of interest being acquired/selected by a consumer, specialty products of interest to a consumer comprise alcoholic beverages; provide the identifying information to a computer system, retrieve, from a database, specialty product information related to the specialty product of interest to the consumer, said specialty product information being obtained from specialized sources, said specialty product information comprising tasting notes by expert sources including expert opinion and treatises, similar products in a category, similar products a category but at a lower price point, information on the product such as that supplied by a critic or an expert; and provide, to at least one output device, said specialty product information. - View Dependent Claims (27)
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28. A computer program product comprising:
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a non-transitory computer usable medium having computer readable code embodied therein, said computer readable code being capable of causing at least one processor to; receive, from an acquisition/selection location, the request for specialty product information related to the consumer product of interest, said specialty product information comprising information related to alcoholic beverages; retrieve, from a database, specialty product information related to the consumer product of interest, said specialty product information being obtained from specialized sources, said specialty product information comprising tasting notes by expert sources including expert opinion and treatises, similar products in a category, similar products in a category but at a lower price point, information on the product such as that supplied by a critic or an expert; and provide, to at least one output device, the specialty product information;
said at least one output device providing an audio rendering of at least a portion of the specialty product information.
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