Systems and methods for mobile retail environment
OwnerEric Weiner, Stephen Crossinventors
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Abstract
A computer-implemented method of providing customers a vendor's location and service hours is disclosed. The method includes collecting a number of vendors' information, including the vendors' locations. The vendors' locations are translated into latitude and longitude coordinates. The vendors' information and coordinates are stored in a database. A visitor is presented with a search box. The visitor's location is calculated and presented as a default address. A search is conducted in the database for vendors based on search criteria provided by the visitor.
Claims19
A computer-implemented method of providing customers a vendor's location and service hours, comprising:
- collecting a plurality of vendors' information, including location;
- translating the vendors' location into latitude and longitude coordinates;
- storing the vendors' information and coordinates in a database;
- presenting a visitor with a search box;
- calculating a visitor's location and displaying the visitor's location as a default address;
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- conducting a search in the database for vendors based on search criteria of the visitor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.