System and method for determining packaging preference

Abstract From the Canadian patent

There is disclosed a method and system for determining packaging preference of a customer by identifying the customer using a customer identifier and retrieving available packaging preference information using the customer identifier. In an embodiment the customer's packaging preference information for a particular identified item is retrieved and graphically communicated. In another embodiment customer packaging preference information based on a quantity of items is retrieved and graphically communicated. Customer packaging preference information based on both the identified items and the quantity of items may also be retrieved and graphically communicated.