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Passive shopping service optimization

US8799108B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 3, 2010
Grant dateAug 5, 2014
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Expiry dateOct 29, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06Q30/0631
  • WIPO fieldIT methods for management
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A shopping system may receive, from a user, a request to add information about an item to a watch list associated with the user; may receive, from the user, a price associated with the item; and may receive, from the user, a schedule associated with the item. The shopping system may identify a vendor offer associated with the item and associated with a particular vendor, where the vendor offer includes a price that is less than or equal to the received price, the identifying being based on the schedule associated with the item; and may provide a notification to the user, where the notification includes information about the identified vendor offer.

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