Systems and methods for price searching and intelligent shopping lists on a mobile device

• US 9,129,332 B1
• Filed: 03/05/2008
• Issued: 09/08/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/05/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: United Services Automobile Association
• Original Assignee: United Services Automobile Association
• Inventors: Oakes, Charles Lee III
• Primary Examiner(s): PALAVECINO, KATHLEEN GAGE
• Application Number:
  US12/042,787
• Time in Patent Office: 2,743 Days
• Field of Search: 705 26- 272
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0633 Lists, e.g. purchase orders, compilation or processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0639 Item locations
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences

Abstract

Price searching and intelligent shopping lists on a mobile device is provided. A system for providing a shopping list comprises at least one subsystem that receives input data containing product identification information, at least one subsystem that determines location information of a product identified by the product identification information, and at least one subsystem that determines a proposed route from a particular location to a location of the product identified by the location information.

Claims

1. A system for providing a shopping list, the system comprising:

one or more processors configured to;

receive input data containing product identification information;

determine location information of a product identified by the product identification information;

obtain, from a location system associated with a mobile device, a current location of the mobile device; and

determine a proposed route from the current location to a location of the product identified by the location information based at least in part on a number of user selected locations to include in the proposed route and a prioritized list of factors provided by the user, wherein

the prioritized list of factors is arranged in an order priority by the user, wherein the order of priority is a ranking by the user of each factor in a list of factors presented to the user;

the prioritized list of factors includes lowest overall cost of the product, whether the user needs the product as soon as possible, whether the product is available at a physical store or website, whether the lowest cost is within a predetermined percentage difference from a cost within the received input data, and whether the product is available at a location within a certain distance of the current location; and

the location of the product is selected based at least in part on a received request from the user to determine the proposed route.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the input data is provided by one or more of the following:

a user selecting an item from a web site having product identification information, a user electronically reading an items tag with a mobile device, or a user manually inputting information.

3. The system of claim 1 further comprising at least one subsystem that searches price information for the product before determining a proposed route.

4. The system of claim 3 wherein the at least one subsystem that searches comprises:

at least one subsystem that uses the product identification information to automatically search for other similar products whose prices are available electronically; and

at least one subsystem that compares prices of the similar products to a price of the product identified by the product identification information.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the proposed route is determined based at least in part upon one or more of the following:

the comparison of prices of the similar products, locations of the similar products, whether the similar products are available in a stores stock of products.

6. The system of claim 4, wherein the proposed route is determined based at least in part upon the distance of a location having a product from a current location of a user.

7. The system of claim 1 further comprising at least one subsystem that displays the proposed route on a user'"'"'s mobile device.

22. The system of claim 1, wherein the location system comprises a mobile device global positioning system (GPS).

8. A method for providing a shopping list, the method comprising:

receiving, by a computing device having a computer processor and computer-readable code stored on a computer-readable medium and executable by the computer processor, input data containing product identification information;

determining, by the computing device, location information of a product identified by the product identification information;

obtain, from a location system associated with a mobile device, a current location of the mobile device; and

determining, by the computing device, a proposed route from the current location to a location of the product identified by the location information based at least in part on a number of user selected locations to include in the proposed route and a prioritized list of factors provided by the user, wherein

the prioritized list of factors is arranged in an order priority by the user, wherein the order of priority is a ranking by the user of each factor in a list of factors presented to the user;

the prioritized list of factors includes lowest overall cost of the product, whether the user needs the product as soon as possible, whether the product is available at a physical store or website, whether the lowest cost is within a predetermined percentage difference from a cost within the received input data, and whether the product is available at a location within a certain distance of the current location; and

the location of the product is selected based at least in part on a received request from the user to determine the proposed route.

9. The method of claim 8 wherein the input data is provided by one or more of the following:

a user selecting an item from a web site having product identification information, a user electronically reading an items tag with a mobile device, or a user manually inputting information.

10. The method of claim 8 further comprising searching, by the computing device, price information for the product before determining a proposed route.

11. The method of claim 10 wherein the searching comprises:

using the product identification information to automatically search for other similar products whose prices are available electronically; and

comparing prices of the similar products to a price of the product identified by the product identification information.

12. The method of claim 11 wherein the determining a proposed route comprises determining a proposed route based at least in part based upon one or more of the following:

the comparison of prices of the similar products, locations of the similar products, whether the similar products are available in a stores stock of products.

13. The method of claim 11 wherein the determining a proposed route comprises determining a proposed route based at least in part upon the distance of a location having a product from a current location of a user.

14. The method of claim 8 further comprising displaying, by the computing device, the proposed route on a user'"'"'s mobile device.

15. A computer readable code for providing a shopping list stored on a non-transitory computer-readable medium, which when executed causes a processor to:

receive input data containing product identification information;

determine location information of a product identified by the product identification information;

obtain, from a location system associated with a mobile device, a current location of the mobile device; and

determine a proposed route from the current location to a location of the product identified by the location information based at least in part on a number of user selected locations to include in the proposed route and a prioritized list of factors provided by the user, wherein

the prioritized list of factors is arranged in an order priority by the user, wherein the order of priority is a ranking by the user of each factor in a list of factors presented to the user;

the prioritized list of factors includes lowest overall cost of the product, whether the user needs the product as soon as possible, whether the product is available at a physical store or website, whether the lowest cost is within a predetermined percentage difference from a cost within the received input data, and whether the product is available at a location within a certain distance of the current location; and

the location of the product is selected based at least in part on a received request from the user to determine the proposed route.

16. The computer-readable code of claim 15 wherein the input data is provided by one or more of the following:

a user selecting an item from a web site having product identification information, a user electronically reading an items tag with a mobile device, or a user manually inputting information.

17. The computer-readable code of claim 15 wherein the computer-readable code, when executed, causes the computer processor to search price information for the product before determining a proposed route.

18. The computer-readable code of claim 17 wherein the computer-readable code, when executed, causes the computer processor to:

use the product identification information to automatically search for other similar products whose prices are available electronically; and

compare prices of the similar products to a price of the product identified by the product identification information.

19. The computer-readable code of claim 18 wherein the computer-readable code, when executed, causes the computer processor to determine a proposed route based at least in part based upon one or more of the following:

the comparison of prices of the similar products, locations of the similar products, whether the similar products are available in a stores stock of products.

20. The computer-readable code of claim 18 wherein the computer-readable code, when executed, causes the computer processor to determine a proposed route based at least in part upon the distance of a location having a product from a current location of a user.

21. The computer-readable code of claim 15 wherein the computer-readable code, when executed, causes the computer processor to display the proposed route on a user'"'"'s mobile device.