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US5665951:
Customer indicia storage and utilization system
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| Country: |
US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Newman, Gary H.; Concord, MA 01742
Tchen, Sumin; Concord, MA 01742
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| Assignee: |
None
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| Published / Filed: |
1997-09-09
/ 1996-02-08
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| Application Number: |
US1996000597436
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
G06K 7/00;
G06K 17/00;
G06K 19/00;
G06Q 10/00;
G06Q 50/00;
G07G 1/00;
G07G 1/12;
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IPC-7:
G06F 17/00;
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| ECLA Code: |
G06Q10/00E; G07G1/00C;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
235/375;
235/380;
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235/375;
235/380;
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| Field of Search: |
235/375,380,462,472
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| Priority Number: |
| 1996-02-08 |
US1996000597436 |
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| Abstract: |
A system for assisting a customer during shopping includes machine-readable currently-owned item indicia store and a compatibility determination subsystem. The machine-readable currently-owned item indicia store includes a smart-card, magnetic disk or the like, for storing indicia identifying selected characteristics of items which are currently owned by the customer, including such information as, for example, accurate color and/or styling parameter and metric information. The compatibility determination subsystem generates a compatibility assessment in response to the currently-owned item indicia stored by the currently-owned item indicia store, indicia identifying selected characteristics for items provisionally selected by the customer, and compatibility parameter information identifying compatibilities among various types of indicia.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Jordan, Richard A. ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Hajec, Donald T.; Frech, Karl
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| Maintenance Status: |
R2 Reinstated
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| Designated Country: |
AU CA EP JP
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First Claim:
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What is claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent of the United States is:
1. A system for assisting a customer, the system comprising:
- A. machine-readable currently-owned item indicia store for storing indicia identifying at least one selected characteristic of at least one item currently owned by the customer; and
- B. a compatibility determination subsystem for generating a compatibility assessment in response to the currently-owned item indicia stored by said currently-owned item indicia store, indicia identifying at least one selected characteristic for at least one item provisionally selected by the customer, and compatibility parameter information identifying compatibilities among various types of indicia.
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