Patent ID: 8150739
Filing Date: 2012-04-03
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method for providing specialty product information to consumers, while a consumer is acquiring/selecting a specialty product, the method comprising the steps of: obtaining, in electronic form, identifying information corresponding to the specialty product of interest to a consumer; specialty products of interest to a consumer comprise alcoholic beverages; providing the identifying information to a computer system; retrieving, from a database, which is accessible from the computer system, specialty product information related to the specialty product of interest to the consumer; said database including accumulated specialty product information; said accumulated specialty product information having been accumulated from a plurality of specialized sources; said accumulated specialty product information comprising tasting notes by expert sources including expert opinion and treatises, similar products in a category, similar products a category but at a lower price point, information on the product such as that supplied by a critic or an expert; and providing, to the consumer, the specialty product information; wherein the providing, to the consumer, the specialty product information comprises providing an audio rendering of at least a portion of the specialty product information.