Product variety information

• US 20060253344A1
• Filed: 05/05/2005
• Published: 11/09/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 05/05/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Grocery Shopping Network, Inc.
• Original Assignee: HomeTown Info, Inc.
• Inventors: Robinson, Andrew, Adam, Bill
• Granted Patent: US 7,734,514 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/27
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0277 Online advertisement
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0603 Catalogue ordering
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0641 Shopping interfaces

Abstract

The present invention provides product available varieties information. In one embodiment, a method of providing information regarding items for sale is provided. The method comprises displaying items for sale on a graphic user interface (GUI). Providing an available varieties link on the GUI for items having different varieties and displaying the available varieties of an associated item when the varieties link has been activated.

Claims

1. A method of providing information regarding items for sale, the method comprising:

displaying items for sale on a graphic user interface (GUI);

providing an available varieties link on the GUI for items having different varieties; and

displaying the available varieties of an associated item when the varieties link has been activated.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the items displayed are in the form of a circular ad.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

adding selected varieties to a shopping list.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying a detailed item screen upon selection of an associated item.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the available varieties information includes at least one of size per unit, flavor and brand name.

6. A method of providing variety information of select items for sale, the method comprising:

displaying a circular ad on a screen of a graphic user interface (GUI), the circular ad including items for sale;

providing available varieties links for items in the circular ad having more than one variety available; and

displaying available varieties associated with an item upon activation of an associated varieties link.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

displaying a detailed description of an item upon activation of an items link.

8. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

providing a shopping list of selected varieties of items.

9. A method of providing product variety information, the method comprising:

displaying an ad of items for sale on a display screen;

providing an item specific screen upon selection of a desired item;

displaying a varieties link associated with the desired item; and

displaying available varieties of the desired item upon activation of the varieties link.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

adding select varieties to a shopping list.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the available varieties information includes at least one of size per unit, flavor and brand name.

12. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for performing a method comprising:

displaying items for sale on a graphic user interface (GUI);

providing an available varieties link on the GUI for items having different varieties; and

displaying the available varieties of an associated item when the varieties link has been activated.

13. The computer-executable instructions for performing a method of claim 12, wherein the items displayed are in the form of a circular ad.

14. The computer-executable instructions for performing a method of claim 12, further comprising:

adding selected varieties to a shopping list.

15. The computer-executable instructions for performing a method of claim 12, further comprising:

displaying a detailed item screen upon selection of an associated item.

16. The computer-executable instructions for performing a method of claim 12, wherein the available varieties information includes at least one of size per unit, flavor and brand name.

17. A grocery information system, the system comprising:

a means for displaying available items for sale on a GUI;

a means for providing a varieties link for each item having different available varieties; and

a means for displaying different available varieties of an item upon activation of an associated varieties link.

18. The system of claim 17, further comprising:

a means for displaying an item specific screen upon selection of the item.

19. The system of claim 17, further comprising:

a means for placing a desired variety of an item in a shopping list.