Enhancing a user's shopping experience
First Claim
1. An inventory server comprising:
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a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprisingretrieving product information in response to receiving a product identifier from a user communication device, the product information related to a chosen product associated with the product identifier,providing the product information to the user communication device,providing, to the user communication device, an option to confirm or reject that the product information corresponds to the chosen product,if the product information is confirmed, comparing the product information with a plurality of sources, andproviding a recommendation to the user communication device based on a result of comparing the product information with the plurality of sources, wherein the recommendation includes at least one of a first recommendation to purchase an alternative product, a second recommendation to purchase an additional one of the chosen product, or a third recommendation not to purchase the chosen product.
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Abstract
The subject disclosure provides systems and methods for enhancing a purchasing experience by enabling a purchaser to receive a variety of real-time updates or recommendations regarding products that the purchaser, such as a user, may need or intend to purchase. A recommendation provided by the system may be based upon comparing the product with a plurality of sources. The recommendation may include a recommendation that a product may near depletion and thus may need to be replaced, a recommendation that the user may already have a sufficient amount or number of the product, a recommendation that the product may or may not match an existing item owned by the user, or a recommendation not to purchase a product. A virtual closet may also be created according the systems and methods of the subject disclosure, allowing users and contacts selected by the user to collaborate on products.
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20 Claims
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1. An inventory server comprising:
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a processor; and a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising retrieving product information in response to receiving a product identifier from a user communication device, the product information related to a chosen product associated with the product identifier, providing the product information to the user communication device, providing, to the user communication device, an option to confirm or reject that the product information corresponds to the chosen product, if the product information is confirmed, comparing the product information with a plurality of sources, and providing a recommendation to the user communication device based on a result of comparing the product information with the plurality of sources, wherein the recommendation includes at least one of a first recommendation to purchase an alternative product, a second recommendation to purchase an additional one of the chosen product, or a third recommendation not to purchase the chosen product. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method comprising:
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retrieving, by an inventory server comprising a processor, product information in response to receiving a product identifier from a user communication device, the product information related to a chosen product associated with the product identifier; providing, by the inventory server, the product information to the user communication device; providing, by the inventory server to the user communication device, an option to confirm or reject that the product information corresponds to the chosen product; if the product information is confirmed, comparing, by the inventory server, the product information with a plurality of sources; and providing, by the inventory server, a recommendation to the user communication device based on comparing the product information with the plurality of sources, wherein the recommendation includes at least one of a first recommendation to purchase an alternative product, a second recommendation to purchase an additional one of the chosen product, or a recommendation not to purchase the chosen product. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method comprising:
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creating, by an inventory server comprising a processor, a virtual closet, the virtual closet being associated with a user, the virtual closet having product information stored thereon, the product information associated with a product identifier from a user communication device, the product identifier corresponding to a chosen product; providing, to a contact associated with the user and authorized to access the virtual closet associated with the user, access to the virtual closet; monitoring a collaboration between the user and the contact; and based on content of the collaboration, providing a recommendation to the user comprising at least one of a first recommendation to purchase an alternative product or a second recommendation to purchase the chosen product.
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