Patent ID: 7130814
Filing Date: 2006-10-31
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method to automate the replenishment of one or more items on a shopping list, the method on an e-commerce site comprising the steps of: storing data representing an inventory of items for sale at the e-commerce site; storing one or more shopping lists, each for a plurality of consumers at the e-commerce site; storing the purchase history of the items purchased by one or more consumers at the e-commerce site; storing a predetermined shelf-life of previous purchases of one or more items previously purchased from the e-commerce site wherein the previous purchases of the items and the predetermined shelf life are captured at a time and at a location where the items are fulfilled for delivery, which is independent of a time when the items are ordered for purchase; receiving a request from the at least one consumer for at least one of the shopping lists to build an active shopping list; reviewing the purchase history for the at least one consumer to determine if at least one item previously purchased from the purchase history has exceeded the predetermined shelf-life; prompting the at least one consumer to authorize the addition of the at least one item previously purchased, if the item has exceeded the predetermined expiration time; and adding the at least one item to the active shopping list if authorized by the at least one consumer.