US 2003/0200200 A1Published application

Content disclosure method and system

OwnerMary Beth Hughes, Scott Boydinventors

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Abstract

A computerized method and system for notifying a consumer whether identified elements are contained in selected products. The system consist of at least one computer server and hand held computing device interconnected in a client server environment. A manufacturer registers their UPC's with the system. A consumer registers their elements (ie allergy information) with the system. Utilizing a scanner connected to the handheld computing device, the consumer scans in the UPC codes of the selected products. The system compares the ingredients of the selected products is compared with the consumer's allergies. The results of the comparison is displayed to the consumer.

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Dependent claims

A computerized system for notifying consumers that particular elements are contained in selected products, the system comprising:

at least one computer server having a first storage media and a first processor;
the first storage media containing a first database including a list of contents for a plurality of product codes;
the first processor programmed to maintain the first database contained in the first storage media;
at least one electronic computing device in communication with the at least one computer server;
and
the at least one electronic computing device having a second processor programmed to:
receive the consumer's registration information containing a consumer's profile and a list of elements identified by the consumer;
receive as input a plurality of product codes selected by the consumer;
and
for each inputted product code, the second processor is further program to:
retrieve the list of contents from the first database corresponding to the product code;
compare the list of contents with the consumer's list of identified elements;
and
notify the consumer whether the selected product corresponding to the product code contains any of the identified elements.

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A computer medium having computer-executable instructions for performing a method, the method comprising the steps of:

maintaining a first database in a storage media on at least one computer server, the first database including a list of contents for a plurality of product codes;
inputting a list of elements identified by the consumer into an electronic computing device;
inputting a plurality of product codes selected by the consumer into the electronic computing device;
and
for each inputted product code perform the steps of:
retrieving from the first database a list of contents corresponding to the product code;
and
comparing the list of elements with the list of product contents;
and notifying to the consumer whether the selected product corresponding to the product code contain any of the identified elements.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.