Aids in the purchase and sale of packaged foods

• US 20050156032A1
• Filed: 01/20/2005
• Published: 07/21/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 01/20/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Mitch N. Milstein
• Original Assignee: Mitch N. Milstein
• Inventors: Milstein, Mitch N.
• Application Number:
  US11/040,051
• Publication Number:
  US 20050156032A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 235/383
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions

Abstract

The present invention is directed toward systems and methods that aid a shopper in determining whether to purchase a packaged food product. After scanning the product label, relevant information about the product is displayed for the shopper. Such information includes nutritional information and diet specific information.

Claims

1. A system for selling a packaged food product, comprising:

a scanning mechanism that reads a product label on the packaged food;

and a display screen that displays nutritional information about the product on the display screen.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the scanning mechanism is mounted in an area accessible to shoppers.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the nutritional information about the product is accessed using at least a portion of the product label.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the nutritional information is stored remotely.

5. The system of claim 1, further comprising a diet specific actuator that allows a person to select a specific diet and display diet specific statistics relevant to the specific diet.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein source information about the product is accessed using at least a portion of the product label.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the scanning mechanism is mounted in a grocery store isle.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the scanning mechanism reads a bar code on the product label.

9. The system of claim 1, further comprising a communications link to a remote device that stores purchase information for the shopper.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the remote device is accessible by at least one of a shopper, a diet consultant, and a medical doctor.

11. A method of selling a packaged food product, comprising:

providing a scanning device that is accessible to a shopper such that the shopper can readily scan a label associated with the product and receive nutritional information about the product on a display screen.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising the steps of:

the shopper actuating a diet specific selection; and

receiving diet specific statistics related to the selected diet.