Method and systems for providing specialty product information
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1. A method for providing horticultural product information to consumers, the method comprising the steps of:
- obtaining, in electronic form, identifying information corresponding to a horticultural product of interest to a consumer;
providing the identifying information to a computer system;
retrieving, from a database, which is accessible from the computer system, horticultural product information related to the horticultural product of interest to the consumer;
said database including accumulated horticultural product information;
said accumulated horticultural product information having been accumulated from a plurality of specialized sources;
providing, to the consumer, the horticultural product information;
the horticultural product being at least one of a plant, a groundcover, fertilizers, seeds, bulbs or chemical and nonchemical soil and/or ground or plant treatment;
said horticultural product information comprising zone(s) for best use for a plant, best time to plant, related or suggested fertilizers; and
providing an audio rendering of at least a portion of the horticultural product information.
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Abstract
Methods for providing specialty product information to consumers.
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1. A method for providing horticultural product information to consumers, the method comprising the steps of:
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obtaining, in electronic form, identifying information corresponding to a horticultural product of interest to a consumer; providing the identifying information to a computer system; retrieving, from a database, which is accessible from the computer system, horticultural product information related to the horticultural product of interest to the consumer;
said database including accumulated horticultural product information;
said accumulated horticultural product information having been accumulated from a plurality of specialized sources;providing, to the consumer, the horticultural product information; the horticultural product being at least one of a plant, a groundcover, fertilizers, seeds, bulbs or chemical and nonchemical soil and/or ground or plant treatment;
said horticultural product information comprising zone(s) for best use for a plant, best time to plant, related or suggested fertilizers; andproviding an audio rendering of at least a portion of the horticultural product information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for providing horticultural product information to consumers, the method comprising the steps of:
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initiating a request for horticultural product information related to a consumer product of interest; providing the request to a computer system; retrieving, from a database, which is accessible from the computer system, horticultural product information related to the consumer product of interest;
the database capable of including accumulated horticultural product information;
the accumulated horticultural product information accumulated from a plurality of specialized sources;providing, to the consumer, the horticultural product information; the horticultural product being at least one of a plant, a groundcover, fertilizers, seeds, bulbs or chemical and nonchemical soil and/or ground or plant treatment;
said horticultural product information comprising zone(s) for best use for a plant, best time to plant, related or suggested fertilizers; andproviding an audio rendering of at least a portion of the horticultural product information. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for providing specialty product information to consumers, in which identifying information corresponding to a specialty food product of interest to a consumer is obtained, in electronic form, and the identifying information is provided to a computer system, the method comprising the steps of:
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constructing a database capable of including accumulated specialty product information; the accumulated specialty product information being accumulated from a plurality of specialized sources;
said specialty product information being obtained by the steps of;obtaining information on a specialty product from each one of a plurality of consumers;
said information on the specialty product comprising at least one attribute; andobtaining a measure, for each said at least one attribute, indicative of consumer opinion;
said measure being obtained from said information from said plurality of consumers;said specialty product information comprising said each said at least one attribute and said measure obtained for said each said at least one attribute; and retrieving, from the database, which is accessible from the computer system, specialty product information related to the specialty product of interest to the consumer; the specialty product information being provided to the consumer;
at least a portion of the specialty product information being provided as an audio rendering;
the specialty product information being information related to alcoholic beverages or the horticultural product information;
the horticultural product being at least one of a plant, a groundcover, fertilizers, seeds, bulbs or chemical and nonchemical soil and/or ground or plant treatment;
the specialty product information comprising, for horticultural products, zone(s) for best use for a plant, best time to plant, related or suggested fertilizers or, for alcoholic beverages, 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.
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