Patent ID: 8983864
Filing Date: 2015-03-17
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for implementation by at least one data processor, the method comprising: providing, by at least one data processor, an online website of a merchant for the purchase of goods by one or more shoppers; storing, by at least one data processor, shopper information in an electronic database for each of the shoppers, wherein each shopper is associated with a respective account; associating, by at least one data processor, an online electronic shopping cart with each respective account in the electronic database; associating, by at least one data processor, an online browsing history with each respective account in the electronic database; updating, by at least one data processor, the online browsing history when an online item has been shown to the respective shopper; updating, by at least one data processor, the online electronic shopping cart in the electronic database when the respective shopper selects the online item for purchase; associating, by at least one data processor, an in-store electronic shopping cart with each account in the electronic database, the in-store shopping cart corresponding to at least one retail location of the merchant; associating, by at least one data processor, an in-store browsing history with each respective account in the electronic database; updating, by at least one data processor, the in-store browsing history when an in-store item has been shown to the respective shopper; updating, by at least one data processor, the in-store electronic shopping cart in the electronic database when the respective shopper selects the in-store item for purchase; linking at least one data processor, the online shopping cart with the in-store shopping cart in the shopper database, including: