Location Based Shopping List

Abstract

A user can obtain a list of products previously purchased at a store where the user is presently shopping via the user's mobile device. The user can use this list to determine if any of the products previously purchased should again be purchased on the present shopping trip. For example, the user can choose from an app on the mobile device to view products purchased by location. A location based shopping list system can then determine at which store the user is shopping based upon a GPS location provided by the user's mobile device. The location based shopping list system can then return the list of product previously purchased at that store.

Description

BACKGROUND[0001]1. Technical Field[0002]The present disclosure generally relates to electronic commerce and, more particularly, relates to a method and system for providing a user with a previous shopping list that was used at a location where the user is presently shopping.[0003]2. Related Arts[0004]Shopping lists are commonly used by consumers when shopping. Shopping lists help to assure that a consumer purchases all of the products that the consumer needs to purchase during a trip to a store.[0005]However, a consumer will occasionally be shopping at a store and remember that an additional product should be purchased, but cannot remember what the product is. This can occur even if the user has a shopping list for this particular trip to the store.[0006]On some occasions, it would be helpful to the consumer to have a previous shopping list for the same store. The consumer may know that the forgotten product was purchased during the last visit to the store, even thought the consumer...

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Benefits of technology

The patent text allows shoppers to more easily determine which products they need during a visit to a store. This helps avoid forgotten products or unnecessary visits to the store.

Problems solved by technology

However, a consumer will occasionally be shopping at a store and remember that an additional product should be purchased, but cannot remember what the product is.

For example, the consumer may not remember whether or not laundry soap has been purchased recently and may not want to purchase laundry soap again if it has already been purchased recently.

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