Thomas N Yoder

US Patent:

20060286518, Dec 21, 2006

Filed:

Sep 27, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/951139

Inventors:

Thomas Yoder - Presque Isle ME, US

International Classification:

G09B 19/00

US Classification:

434236000

Abstract:

A system and method for calculating and communicating personalized product environmental information to users at the point of purchase, for accounting for pollution resulting from raw material production, manufacture, use disposal and packaging of the purchased product and for accounting for price surcharges paid by the purchaser. In a preferred embodiment, the user can scan a Universal Product Code on a product label using a handheld computer with a bar code reader and view personalized product information and ratings on the handheld computer. In another preferred embodiment, the information can be viewed on a desktop computer when purchasing online over a network. Preferably, individual pollution and price surcharge accounts are maintained for each user based on purchases, allowing for price surcharges and non-profit donations to be collected based on product lifecycle pollution quantities.