Techniques for collaborative shopping
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1. A processor-implemented method programmed in a non-transitory processor-readable medium and to execute on one or more processors configured to execute the method to enable collaboration between a user of a mobile device in a physical location store and one or more second users remote from the user, the method comprising:
- registering, by the one or more processors, the user for collaborative shopping;
obtaining, by the one or more processors, shopping preferences from the user;
creating, by the one or more processors, a shopping transaction as directed by the user using the shopping preferences;
assigning, by the one or more processors, the one or more second users to the shopping transaction as permitted by the user, at least one of the second users is an individual known to the user,deriving one or more enterprises based on the shopping transaction, and permissions defined by the user in the shopping preferences, and assigning the one or more enterprise as one or more enterprise users to the transaction,creating, by the one or more processors, one or more communication sessions via the mobile device between the user and the second users during the shopping transaction for sharing information related to the shopping transaction,sending, by the one or more processors, an alert to a specific second user of the one or more second users based on a command or instruction of the user or based on one or more of the shopping preferences,receiving a piece of the information from the specific second user in response to sending the alert, andautomatically sending a request for a quote to at least one of the one or more enterprises.
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Abstract
Techniques for collaborative shopping are presented. During a shopping transaction, a customer collaborates in real time with one or more additional participants. Real-time and dynamic feedback is provided to the customer from the participants throughout the shopping transaction. Furthermore, real-time and dynamic feedback is provided from the customer to the participants throughout the shopping transaction.
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1. A processor-implemented method programmed in a non-transitory processor-readable medium and to execute on one or more processors configured to execute the method to enable collaboration between a user of a mobile device in a physical location store and one or more second users remote from the user, the method comprising:
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registering, by the one or more processors, the user for collaborative shopping; obtaining, by the one or more processors, shopping preferences from the user; creating, by the one or more processors, a shopping transaction as directed by the user using the shopping preferences; assigning, by the one or more processors, the one or more second users to the shopping transaction as permitted by the user, at least one of the second users is an individual known to the user, deriving one or more enterprises based on the shopping transaction, and permissions defined by the user in the shopping preferences, and assigning the one or more enterprise as one or more enterprise users to the transaction, creating, by the one or more processors, one or more communication sessions via the mobile device between the user and the second users during the shopping transaction for sharing information related to the shopping transaction, sending, by the one or more processors, an alert to a specific second user of the one or more second users based on a command or instruction of the user or based on one or more of the shopping preferences, receiving a piece of the information from the specific second user in response to sending the alert, and automatically sending a request for a quote to at least one of the one or more enterprises. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for enabling collaboration between a user of a mobile machine in a physical store and one or more second users remote from the user, the system comprising:
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a first mobile machine having a shopping collaboration manager server implemented in a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium and which processes on the first machine; and a second machine having a shopping collaboration agent implemented in a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium and which processes on the second machine; the shopping collaboration manager configured to register the user with a shopping collaborate system and receiving shopping preferences for a shopping transaction of the user, and the shopping collaboration manager also configured to assign one or more second users to the shopping transaction and record and communicate information related to the shopping transaction between the user and the one or more second users, the shopping collaboration manager also configured to automatically assign one or more enterprise users that are affiliated with enterprises, the enterprises derived by the shopping collaboration manager based on the shopping transaction, the location of the user, and permissions defined by the user in the shopping preferences, and the enterprises are automatically added as some of the second users, the enterprises offer goods or services for the shopping transaction, the shopping collaboration agent configured to interact with the user, the shopping collaboration manager, the one or more enterprise users, and the one or more second users to send an alert to a specific second user of the one or more second users based on one or more of the shopping preferences, receive piece of the information from the specific second user in response to sending the alert, and automatically send a request for a quote to at least one of the one or more enterprises. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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