Methods and apparatus for personalized, interactive shopping
First Claim
1. A method for enabling a user to shop for groceries and nutritional supplements based on predefined nutritional goals, said method comprising the steps:
- (a) receiving a predefined nutritional goal;
(b) receiving a list of at least one grocery item;
(c) identifying a grocery item in said list; and
(d) recommending a substitution for said identified grocery item in furtherance of said received goal.
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Abstract
A system and application for providing a user with interactive and individualized assistance in selecting an appropriate product for the user based on one or more user-selected goals is provided. The consumer or user accesses the application over a computer network such as the Internet and selects items for purchase from a database. The graphical interface can organize the products, for example, by a pre-selected value, a product category, or the consumer'"'"'s historical shopping data. The application then reviews the selected products or items and recommends substitutions to help the consumer achieve specified goals. The application also includes additional functionality to permit the consumer to shop on a collection of products basis, e.g. a per-recipe basis for grocery items or a per-outfit basis for fashion or clothing items, to access to current in-store promotions of products or items, and to receive automated notification of promotions that are personalized to the consumer, for example, using historical shopping data or specified goals.
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38 Claims
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1. A method for enabling a user to shop for groceries and nutritional supplements based on predefined nutritional goals, said method comprising the steps:
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(a) receiving a predefined nutritional goal;
(b) receiving a list of at least one grocery item;
(c) identifying a grocery item in said list; and
(d) recommending a substitution for said identified grocery item in furtherance of said received goal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for enabling meal preparation based on predefined nutritional goals, said method comprising the steps:
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(a) receiving a first list of at least one nutritional goal; and
(b) providing at least one recipe for at least one meal in furtherance of said at least one goal in said first list. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for enabling grocery shopping based on predefined nutritional goals, said method comprising the steps:
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(a) receiving a first list of at least one nutritional goal; and
(b) presenting a list of groceries highlighting individual grocery items which further said goals in said first list. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method for enabling grocery shopping based on predefined nutritional goals, said method comprising the steps:
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(a) receiving a first list of at least one grocery item; and
(b) presenting nutritional information related to said grocery item using graphical data. - View Dependent Claims (28)
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29. A method for enabling grocery shopping based on predefined nutritional goals, said method comprising the steps:
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(a) presenting textual material comprising at least one of a nutrition-related article or a trivia question to a user, said textual material comprising at least one hyperlink associated with a food item; and
(b) responding to the selection of at least one hyperlink to enable the end user to purchase the food item referred to in the at least one hyperlink. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31)
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32. A programmed computer for enabling shopping for groceries and nutritional supplements based on predefined nutritional goals comprising:
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a database of nutritional information directed to at least one of groceries and nutritional supplements; and
a database of user information comprising the nutritional goals of an individual user. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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