US5991601A
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Personal intercommunication purchase and fulfillment system
Assignee: Xylon LLC
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Filing: 1999-01-04
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Granted: 1999-11-23
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Expires: 2019-01-04
Abstract
Abstract An electronic system for purchasing an item has at least one home station and at least one remote device (56). More particularly, the present invention is directed to a method or means for purchasing the item by entering a code into the remote device (56). The remote device (56) of the present invention is in the form of a pager 10 and/or a radio.
Inventors
- 👤 John R. Anderson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 20:22
CPC Classifications
G; G07; G07F; G07F7/00; G07F7/02; G06; G06Q; G06Q20/00; G06Q20/30; G06Q20/34; G06Q20/341; G06Q20/343; G06Q30/00; G06Q30/06; G06Q30/0601; G07F7/08; G07F7/0873; G07F7/088; G07F7/0886; G07F7/10; G07F7/1008; H; H04; H04B; H04B7/00; H04B7/14; H04B7/15; H04B7/185; H04B7/18578
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
104 words
A remote device for an electronic system for purchasing a tangible item from at least one home station comprising: a two-way pager having first receiving means for receiving a message, first transmitting means for transmitting a response to the message, alarm means for acknowledging the receipt of the message and means for displaying the message; and, means for entering an item code into the remote device representing the tangible item, said entering means comprising; a light emitting diode emitter; a detector physically and electronically connected to the emitter; and, a bifurcated aspheric lens to focus the emitter and the detector to a single spot.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
104 words
A remote device for an electronic system for purchasing a tangible item from at least one home station comprising: a two-way pager having first receiving means for receiving a message, first transmitting means for transmitting a response to the message, alarm means for acknowledging the receipt of the message and means for displaying the message; and, means for entering an item code into the remote device representing the tangible item, said entering means comprising; a light emitting diode emitter; a detector physically and electronically connected to the emitter; and, a bifurcated aspheric lens to focus the emitter and the detector to a single spot.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
34 words
The remote device of claim 1 further comprising a microcontroller within the remote device to control the remote device, wherein the microcontroller comprises: a central processing unit; random access memory; and, read only memory.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
The remote device of claim 2 further comprising a PCMCIA slot with an interface connected to the microcontroller.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 2002-11-22 | 2003-05-24 | 2003-11-23 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 2006-11-22 | 2007-05-24 | 2007-11-23 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2010-11-22 | 2011-05-24 | 2011-11-23 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |