System and method for creating and sharing purchasing lists on a network

• US 6,925,444 B1
• Filed: 12/01/1998
• Issued: 08/02/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 09/08/1998
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Knapp Investment Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: Meyer, Shane Douglas, Steigerwald, Silvi Kiisk, McCollom, William Girard, Ables, Robert King, Bray, Jacqueline Ann, Cotten, Carolyn Soberalske, Fink, Martin Robert
• Primary Examiner(s): Young, John Leonard
• Application Number:
  US09/204,018
• Time in Patent Office: 2,436 Days
• Field of Search: 705/26, 705/14, 705/27, 380/24, 380/25, 235/380, 707/65, 706/65, 706/16, 706/26, 706/20, 706/77, 706/76
• US Class Current: 705/14.51
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0253 During e-commerce, i.e. online transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0277 Online advertisement

Abstract

A system and method create and share purchasing lists in a network system. The system and method utilize a consumer user interface. The consumer user interface provides the consumer the ability to create a purchase list by receiving advertisement data on the consumer device, selecting an item desired for purchase, identifying the purchase list for the item to be saved, creating the purchase list if the purchase list identified does not exist, and saving the item to the identified purchase list. The consumer user interface further provides the consumer the ability to share a purchase list by identifying a purchase list to be shared, converting the purchase list to the appropriate format, identifying a recipient of the purchase list, and transmitting the purchase list to the recipient.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

creating a plurality of purchase lists on a consumer device connected to a network, each purchase list comprising a wish list of items that a consumer desires;

receiving on the consumer device an item advertisement from a non-merchant provider connected to the network, the item advertisement comprising a description of at least one item;

receiving an input from a consumer to select an item desired for purchase, wherein the item desired for purchase is selected from the at least one item described in the item advertisement received from the non-merchant provider;

identifying one purchase list from the plurality of purchase lists;

saving the item desired for purchase on the identified purchase list;

allowing the consumer to identify a third party consumer with whom the identified purchase list is to be shared; and

transmitting the identified purchase list from the consumer device to the identified third party consumer.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving an item advertisement further comprises:

capturing item data for the at least one item, wherein the item data is selected from a group consisting of a product name, a product identification number, a product category, a vendor name, and a vendor identification number.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving an item advertisement further comprises:

browsing the network for items, wherein the items browsed are selected from a group consisting of merchant products, coupons, product lines, and advertisements.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

printing the identified purchase list.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

converting the identified purchase list on the consumer device to an appropriate format for transmission to the third party consumer.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein converting the purchase list further comprises:

encapsulating the purchase list on the consumer device using multipurpose internet mail extensions (MIME).

7. The method of claim 5, wherein converting the purchase list further comprises:

converting the purchase list on the consumer device into a hypertext markup language (HTML) document.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving an updated purchase list on the consumer device from the third party consumer.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

updating the purchase list on the consumer device with the updated purchase list received from the third party consumer.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

indicating to the consumer if an item on the purchase list is purchased by the third party consumer.

11. A consumer system connected to a network, the consumer system comprising:

means for receiving input from a consumer to create a plurality of purchase lists on the consumer system, each purchase list comprising a list of items that a consumer desires for purchase;

means for receiving via the network an item advertisement from a non-merchant provider, the item advertisement comprising a description of at least one item;

means for selecting an item desired for purchase, wherein the item desired for purchase is selected from the at least one item described in the item advertisement received from the non-merchant provider;

means for identifying, from the plurality of purchase lists, a purchase list on which to save the selected item;

means for receiving an input from the consumer to identify a third party consumer with whom the identified purchase list is to be shared; and

means for receiving an initiation input from a consumer to transmit the identified purchase list from the consumer system to the identified third party consumer.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the means for receiving further comprises:

means for capturing item data for the at least one item, wherein the item data is selected from a group consisting of a product name, a product identification number, a product category, a vendor name, and a vendor identification number.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein the means for receiving an item advertisement further comprises:

means for browsing the network for items, wherein the items browsed are selected from a group consisting of merchant products, coupons, product lines, and advertisements.

14. The system of claim 11, further comprising:

means for printing the identified purchase list.

15. The system of claim 11, further comprising:

means for converting the identified purchase list on the consumer device to an appropriate format for transmission to the third party consumer.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the converting means further comprises:

means for encapsulating the purchase list on the consumer device using multipurpose internet mail extensions (MIME).

17. The system of claim 15, wherein the converting means further comprises:

means for converting the purchase list on the consumer device into a hypertext markup language (HTML) document.

18. The system of claim 11, further comprising:

means for receiving on the consumer device an updated purchase list from the third party consumer.

19. The system of claim 18, further comprising:

means for updating the purchase list on the consumer device with the updated purchase list received from the third party consumer.

20. The system of claim 11, further comprising:

means for indicating if an item on the identified purchase list is purchased by the third party consumer.

21. A network-connected consumer device comprising:

a plurality of purchase lists, each purchase list comprising a list of items that a consumer desires;

a first consumer mechanism that receives an item advertisement from a network-connected non-merchant provider, the item advertisement comprising a description of at least one item;

a second consumer mechanism that receives an input from a consumer to select an item desired for purchase, wherein the item desired for purchase is selected from the at least one item described in the item advertisement received from the network-connected non-merchant provider;

a third consumer mechanism that receives an input from the consumer to identify from the plurality of purchase lists a purchase list on which the selected item is to be saved;

a fourth consumer mechanism that receives a consumer input identifying a third party consumer with whom the identified purchase list is to be shared; and

a fifth consumer mechanism that transmits the identified purchase list to the identified third party consumer.

22. The consumer device of claim 21, wherein the first consumer mechanism further comprises:

a capturing mechanism that captures item data for the at least one item, wherein the item data is selected from a group consisting of a product name, a product identification number, a product category, a vendor name, and a vendor identification number.

23. The consumer device of claim 21, wherein the first consumer mechanism further comprises:

a browsing mechanism that enables the consumer to browse the network for items, wherein the items browsed are selected from a group consisting of merchant products, coupons, product lines, and advertisements.

24. The consumer device of claim 21, wherein the consumer device further comprises:

a print mechanism that prints the identified purchase list.

25. The consumer device of claim 21, wherein the consumer device further comprises:

a conversion mechanism that converts the identified purchase list on the consumer device to an appropriate format for transmission to the third party consumer.

26. The consumer device of claim 25, wherein the conversion mechanism further comprises:

a list encapsulation mechanism that encapsulates the purchase list on the consumer device using multipurpose internet mail extensions (MIME).

27. The consumer device of claim 25, wherein the conversion mechanism further comprises:

a mechanism that converts the purchase list on the consumer device into a hypertext markup language (HTML) document.

28. The consumer device of claim 21, further comprising:

a receiving mechanism that receives an updated purchase list on the consumer device from the third party consumer.

29. The consumer device of claim 28, further comprising:

a list update mechanism that updates the purchase list on the consumer device with the updated purchase list received from the third party consumer.

30. The consumer device of claim 21, further comprising:

a list indicator mechanism that indicates to the consumer if an item on the purchase list is purchased by the third party consumer.