Patent ID: 8543531

Claim:
A computer-implemented method of retrieving shared subjective opinions, the computer-implemented method comprising: a first computing device scanning current descriptive information about current possessions of a user; receiving, from a second computing device, new descriptive information about a new item, wherein the new descriptive information is derived by the second computing device scanning the new item; consulting with a service to determine if the new item matches a pre-defined criterion that has been set for the new item, wherein the service is a social network, and wherein the social network provides a group consensus that determines whether the new item matches the pre-defined criterion, and wherein the pre-defined criterion is based on a user's descriptive data for the user and the current descriptive information about the current possessions of the user; presenting a recommendation to the user based on whether the new item matches the pre-defined criterion, wherein the new item is a physical tool needed for a craft project; and the first computing device querying the service to determine what additional tools, beyond those presently owned by the user, are needed for the user to complete the craft project, wherein the service is dedicated to advice related to the craft project.