MATCHING A PRODUCT WITH OTHER PRODUCTS

摘要

The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for matching a product with other products. A purchase history module can maintain a purchase history (e.g., a collection of digital receipts) for each of a merchant's customers. The purchase histories can be searched to identify (or recommend) one or more products that are compatible with another product. In one aspect, a search identifying a product is sent from a mobile device to the purchase history module. The purchase history module identifies one or more other products compatible with the product. An indication of the one or more products is returned back to the mobile device.

主权项

1. At a computer system, the computer system having a processor and system memory, a method for matching a product to one or more other products, the method comprising:
receiving a compatible product search request from an electronic device, the compatible product search request for other products that are compatible with the product sold by a merchant, the compatible product search request having search criteria including barcode data for the product; accessing purchase data for one or more customers of the merchant, for each of the one or more customers the purchase data containing one or more products purchased by the customer in the past; applying one or more matching rules in accordance with the search criteria to identify one or more compatible products contained in the purchase data as compatible with the product; and returning an indication of one or more compatible products to the electronic device.