Patent ID: 8249958

Claim:
An internet-based system that enables a user to use a website to track incremental expenses related to the purchase of allergen-flee food products as compared to equivalent non-allergen-flee food products, the system comprising: (a) a first database of allergen-flee food products, wherein the allergen-flee food products are categorized and identified by applicable product identification or stock-keeping codes, and wherein average pricing associated with each allergen-flee food products is compiled by geographic area; (b) a second database of non-allergen food products, wherein the non-allergen-free food products are categorized and identified by applicable product identification or stock-keeping codes, and wherein average prices associated with each non-allergen-flee food product is compiled by geographic areas; (c) a comparative database software program, which matches each allergen-free food product in the first database with an equivalent non-allergen-flee food product in the second database; (d) a user registration interface, whereby the user can register to become a registered user on the website and can enter personal data, including the user's geographic area, the user's medical data with respect to food allergies or intolerances, the user's tax information, and the user's medical insurance information; (e) a user data interface, whereby the registered user can input to the website data regarding purchased items of allergen-free food products and corresponding item prices paid for the allergen-free food products; (f) a computational software program running on a processor, whereby the average prices of equivalent non-allergen-free food products are subtracted from the item prices of the purchased items of allergen-free food products to obtain incremental food expenses, and whereby the incremental food expenses are continually totaled and compiled as a total incremental food expenditure on a year-to-date (YTD) basis or for another selected range of dates; and (g) a user-accessible internet-based dashboard program that displays dashboard information regarding incremental food expenses, total incremental food expenditure, tax deductions, and/or insurance deductibles.