Method and system for smart shopping assistant

US11410218B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• United Services Automobile Association (USAA) · US

Inventors

• Kelsey Anne O'Brien · Austin, US
• Meredith Beveridge · Morrison, US
• Eric David Schroeder · San Antonio, US
• Manfred Amann · San Antonio, US
• Matthew Ryan Santacroce · Rio Rancho, US
• Kelly Q. Baker · San Antonio, US
• Donnette L. Moncrief Brown · San Antonio, US
• Justin Dax Haslam · San Antonio, US
• Timothy Frank Davison · San Antonio, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 28, 2021
• Grant date: Aug 9, 2022
• Expiry date: Apr 28, 2041

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q30/0643
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A method and system of providing product-specific information to a user during shopping excursions is disclosed. The user can access a smart shopping assistant application to search for supplemental items that may need to be purchased in order to assemble or implement a desired product. The user can maintain a current home inventory of tools and products through the application to quickly determine whether any of the supplemental items are already in the user's possession. The application can also guide the user from their current location to the location of the required item, as well as present reminders to the user about the supplemental items during their shopping trip to ensure the user returns home with all of the required items.