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US 7,063,263 B2Granted
Consumer interactive shopping system
AssigneeSymbol Technologies, Inc.
InventorsJerome Swartz, Thomas K Roslak, Mauro Premutico, Adam Petrovich, Edward Barkan
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Abstract
The present invention relates generally to a consumer interactive shopping and marketing system. The system includes a portable data terminal for communicating information over a communication network. The present system has aspects that may be used within a shopping establishment or at a user's home.
Claims52
A consumer interactive shopping system that facilitates shopping comprising:
- a data component that provides a shopping characteristic associated with one or more consumers and a shopping parameter associated with a good or service;
- a shopping assistant component that communicates wirelessly with a host component, and modifies the shopping parameter based upon the shopping characteristic;
- and
- a security component that provides identification and theft prevention and determines a theft probability based upon one of:
- a location data, a time amount in proximity of a product, and an existence of the product.
2 more elements
A computer implemented method that facilitates marketing comprising:
- receiving a shopping parameter from a shopping assistant component;
- analyzing the shopping parameter;
- sending a product-related data to the shopping assistant component;
- displaying the product-related data on the shopping assistant component;
- calculating a time amount at a product location;
- determining an existence of the product;
- computing a theft probability based at least upon the time amount and the existence of the product;
- and
- alerting security if the theft probability is above a threshold.
6 more elements
A computer implemented method that facilitates shopping comprising:
- receiving a shopping parameter from a shopping assistant component;
- analyzing the shopping parameter;
- sending an updated shopping parameter to the shopping assistant component;
- displaying the updated shopping parameter on the shopping assistant component;
- computing a time amount at a product site;
- determining existence of the product;
- computing a theft likelihood based at least upon the time amount and the existence of the product;
- and
- notifying security if the theft likelihood is above a defined limit.
6 more elements
A computer implemented method that facilitates checkout comprising:
- sending a product-related data to the shopping assistant component;
- receiving a shopping parameter from a shopping assistant component;
- analyzing the shopping parameter;
- comparing the shopping parameter to a physical content;
- verifying a user;
- calculating a time quantity at a merchandise location;
- evaluating availability of the merchandise;
- computing a theft probability based at least upon the time amount and the availability of the merchandise;
- and
- accepting a payment method from the verified user for the physical content.
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A computer implemented method that facilitates shopping comprising:
- receiving a shopping parameter;
- analyzing the shopping parameter;
- determining a location of a shopping assistant component;
- transmitting a location data to the shopping assistant component;
- and
- computing a theft probability based on the difference between an actual product weight and a weight estimate of a product.
3 more elements
A computer readable medium storing computer executable components that facilitate shopping, comprising:
- a shopping assistant component that communicates with a host component;
- a data component that provides a shopping characteristic that is based on user related information and a shopping parameter that is related to at least one good or service;
- the shopping assistant component and the host computer modify the shopping parameter based upon the shopping characteristic;
- a analysis component that calculates a theft probability based at least upon a time amount spent at a product location and existence of the product;
- and
- a security component that alerts security if the theft probability is above a threshold.
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A data packet transmitted between two or more computer components that facilitate shopping, comprising:
- a first communication that sends a shopping parameter, the shopping parameter modified;
- a second communication that receives the modified shopping parameter;
- an analysis component that calculates a theft probability based at least upon the time amount spent at a merchandise site and the existence of the merchandise;
- and
- a security component that alerts security if the theft probability is above a threshold.
2 more elements
A computer implemented system that facilitates marketing comprising:
- means for receiving a shopping parameter from a shopping assistant component;
- means for analyzing the shopping parameter;
- means for sending a product-related data to the shopping assistant component;
- and
- means for displaying the product-related data on the shopping assistant component,
- means for verifying a user;
- means for calculating a time amount spent at a product location;
- means for determining an existence of a product;
- means for computing a theft probability based at least upon the time amount and the existence of the product;
- means for alerting security if the theft probability is above a threshold.
7 more elements
A computer implemented system that facilitates shopping comprising:
- means for receiving a shopping parameter from a shopping assistant component;
- means for analyzing the shopping parameter;
- means for sending an updated shopping parameter to the shopping assistant component;
- means for displaying the updated shopping parameter on the shopping assistant component;
- means for determining a weight approximation;
- means for comparing the weight approximation of a product to an actual weight of the product;
- means for calculating a theft probability based on the weight disparities;
- and
- means for alerting security if the theft probability is above a threshold.
6 more elements
A computer implemented system that facilitates checkout comprising:
- means for receiving a shopping parameter from a shopping assistant component;
- means for analyzing the shopping parameter;
- means for comparing the shopping parameter to a physical content;
- means for verifying a user;
- means for computing a theft probability based at least upon time spent at a product location and existence of the product;
- means for alerting security if the theft probability is above a threshold;
- and
- means for accepting a payment method from the verified user for the physical content.
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A computer implemented system that facilitates shopping comprising:
- means for receiving a shopping parameter;
- means for analyzing the shopping parameter;
- means for determining a location of a shopping assistant component;
- means for transmitting a location data to the shopping assistant component;
- means for determining a weight estimate of a product;
- means for comparing the weight estimate to an actual weight of the product;
- means for computing a theft probability based on a weight disparity;
- and
- means for alerting security if the theft probability is above a threshold.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.