Handset shopping tool and method thereof
OwnerJohn Brzezniak, Michael Irizarry +1inventors
InventorsJohn Brzezniak, Michael Irizarry, Narothum Saxena
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Abstract
A system and method for facilitating shopping which can be used to allow a shopper to perform price comparison for a product. Product information can be entered and transmitted to a server, along with location information. Based on the shopper's location, the system and method can advantageously provide the shopper with the identity and/or location of on-line stores and nearby physical stores that carry the product.
Claims23
A method, performed by a computer, for facilitating shopping, comprising:
- receiving, from a communications device, product information relating to a product and location information relating to a location of a shopper;
- searching, based on the product information, at least one database associated with at least one on-line store or physical store for pricing information associated with the product;
- sorting the pricing information based on at least the location information;
- and
- transmitting the sorted pricing information to the communications device.
A method, performed by a computer, for facilitating shopping, comprising:
- receiving, from a communications device, product information obtained from at least a portion of a product, and location information relating to a location of a shopper;
- processing the product information to obtain a product identifier for the product;
- searching, based on the product identifier, at least one database associated with at least one on-line store or physical store for pricing information associated with the product;
- sorting the pricing information based on at least the location information;
- and
- transmitting the sorted pricing information to the communications device.
A system for facilitating shopping, comprising:
- a communications network;
- a communications device, connected to the communications network, having an input device for receiving product information relating to a product and location information relating to a location of a user, and a data transmission device for transmitting the product information and the location information;
- and
- a computer, connected to the communications device via the communications network and having a shopping assistance application adapted for running thereon, the application having an input module adapted to receive the product information and the location information from the communications device, a search module adapted to search at least one database associated with at least one on-line store or physical store for pricing information associated with the product, and a reporting module adapted to sort the pricing information based on at least the location information and to provide the sorted pricing information for transmission to the communications device.
A computer recording medium including computer executable code capable of being run on a computer, the computer recording medium comprising:
- computer executable code for receiving product information obtained from at least a portion of a product and location information relating to a location of a shopper;
- computer executable code for processing the product information to obtain a product identifier for the product;
- computer executable code for searching, based on the product identifier, at least one database associated with at least one on-line store or physical store for pricing information associated with the product;
- computer executable code for sorting the pricing information based on at least the location information;
- and
- computer executable code for providing the sorted pricing information for transmission to the communications device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.