System and method for determining packaging preference
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorKyle N. Patrick
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Abstract
There is disclosed a method and system for determining packaging preference of a customer by identifying the customer using a customer identifier, and retrieving available packaging preference information using the customer identifier. In an embodiment, the customer's packaging preference information for a particular identified item is retrieved and graphically communicated. In another embodiment, customer packaging preference information based on a quantity of items is retrieved and graphically communicated. Customer packaging preference information based on both the identified items and the quantity of items may also be retrieved and graphically communicated.
Claims17
A system for determining a customer's packaging preference in a conventional point-of-sale retail location, wherein the point-of-sale retail location includes a person who performs the packaging of items purchased in the point-of-sale retail location for the customer, comprising:
- a customer identifier for identifying the customer;
- and
- means for retrieving available container packaging preference information for the purchased items for the identified customer using the customer identifier.
A data processor readable medium storing data processor code that, when loaded into a data processing device, adapts the device to determine a customer's packaging preference in a conventional point-of-sale retail location wherein the point-of-sale retail location includes a person who performs the packaging of items purchased in the point-of-sale retail location for the customer, the data processor readable medium including:
- code for identifying the customer using a customer identifier;
- and
- code for retrieving available container packaging preference information for the purchased items using the customer identifier for the identified customer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.