Patent ID: 7249708
Filing Date: 2007-07-31
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A household management system, comprising: (a) a user interface configured for receiving user instructions; (b) a media content data store containing a plurality of media content items and at least one rule associated with each media content item; (c) a purchase history data store containing purchase history data identifying past purchases of a system user; (d) a media content manager in communication with said user interface and said media content data store, said media content manager comprising executable instructions for selecting at least one of said media content items for presentation to a user based on said rules; (e) a purchase history module in communication with said user interface and said purchase history data store, said purchase history module comprising executable instructions for selectively displaying purchase history data in response to user instructions input using said user interface; wherein said media content data store and said purchase history data store are provided on a personal computer; (f) a product catalog data store containing product information for products available for purchase from at least one retailer; (g) a shopping list module comprising executable instructions for generating a shopping list comprising a list of products for later purchase, said shopping list module in communication with said user interface and said product catalog data store; (h) a pantry inventory data store containing data identifying the current inventory of one or more products in a user's household; and (i) a pantry inventory manager in communication with said pantry inventory data store and said purchase history data store, said pantry inventory manager comprising executable instructions for updating said pantry inventor data store based on said purchase history data.