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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2019
Filed:
May. 30, 2014
Wal-mart Stores, Inc., Bentonville, AR (US);
Joseph Y. Wang, San Bruno, CA (US);
Venkata Syam Prakash Rapaka, Mountain View, CA (US);
Vivek Parekh, Fremont, CA (US);
Paul Kay Hatch, Bentonville, AR (US);
Melisa Rodriguez, Rogers, AR (US);
Ronald G. Benson, San Francisco, CA (US);
Srirama M. Bolla, San Jose, CA (US);
Walmart Apollo, LLC, Bentonville, AR (US);
Abstract
A method and system for providing a consumer comparative pricing data from at least two merchants is discussed. In one aspect of the invention a customer queries a database containing time and location specific pricing data for competitors of a first merchant. If the query shows that the customer could have purchased the same item or items for a lower price at a competitor, the first merchant awards the customer an on-line credit that is redeemable at the merchant. In another aspect, a consumer uploads an image of a competitor's receipt. The item specific data on the receipt is converted to UPC codes on an item-by-item basis. These UPC codes are then compared against the merchant's pricing database and the consumer is provided data set comparing the prices the consumer paid to the prices the consumer would have paid had the consumer shopped at the merchant.