US6134548A
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System, method and article of manufacture for advanced mobile bargain shopping
Assignee: Knapp Investment Co Ltd
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Filing: 1998-11-19
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Granted: 2000-10-17
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Expires: 2018-11-19
Abstract
Abstract A system is disclosed that facilitates web-based comparison shopping in conventional, physical, non-web retail environments. A wireless phone or similar hand-held wireless device with Internet Protocol capability is combined with a miniature barcode reader (installed either inside the phone or on a short cable) and utilized to obtain definitive product identification by, for example, scanning a Universal Product Code (UPC) bar code from a book or other product. The wireless device transmits the definitive product identifier to a service routine (running on a Web server), which converts it to (in the case of books) its International Standard Book Number or (in the case of other products) whatever identifier is appropriate. The service routine then queries the Web to find price, shipping and availability information on the product from various Web suppliers. This information is formatted and displayed on the hand-held device's screen. The user may then use the hand-held device to place an order interactively.
Inventors
- 👤 Edward Gottsman
- 👤 Adam Brody
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 14:29
CPC Classifications
G; G07; G07F; G07F7/00; G07F7/02; G06; G06Q; G06Q20/00; G06Q20/08; G06Q20/12; G06Q20/30; G06Q20/32; G06Q20/322; G06Q20/327; G06Q20/3276; G06Q20/34; G06Q20/343; G06Q30/00; G06Q30/06; G06Q30/0601; G06Q30/0639; G07G; G07G1/00; G07G1/0036; G07G1/0045; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S707/00; Y10S707/99931; Y10S707/99933; Y10S707/99935
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
112 words
A method for creating an information summary, comprising the steps of: (a) obtaining a product identifier; (b) creating a query based on the product identifier; (c) querying a network of information utilizing a wireless communication medium, wherein the network is the Internet; (d) receiving the response to the query from the network of information; (e) displaying the information associated with the product identifier on a display; (f) ranking the information based on relevance to the product identifier; and g) wherein the information relates to at least one of features, shipping, and availability associated with the product, and the information is displayed to reflect a relationship between the information and a user profile.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
112 words
A method for creating an information summary, comprising the steps of: (a) obtaining a product identifier; (b) creating a query based on the product identifier; (c) querying a network of information utilizing a wireless communication medium, wherein the network is the Internet; (d) receiving the response to the query from the network of information; (e) displaying the information associated with the product identifier on a display; (f) ranking the information based on relevance to the product identifier; and g) wherein the information relates to at least one of features, shipping, and availability associated with the product, and the information is displayed to reflect a relationship between the information and a user profile.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
A method for creating an information summary as recited in claim 1, including the step of parsing the response to the query for subsequent display based on predefined criteria.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
A method for creating an information summary as recited in claim 1, including the step of providing constants that are utilized by the system for dynamically configuring the system based on current user inputs.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method for creating an information summary as recited in claim 1, including the step of utilizing a universal product identifier code for the product identifier.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
A method for creating an information summary as recited in claim 1, including the step of reducing the communication transmission rate to enhance the transmission quality over the wireless communication.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method for creating an information summary as recited in claim 1, including support for querying the Internet to obtain pertinent information.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method for creating an information summary as recited in claim 1, including optimizing the query for a particular search engine.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method for creating an information summary as recited in claim 1, including the step of querying for alternative product identifiers to obtain additional pertinent information.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
122 words
An apparatus that creates an information summary, comprising; (a) a processor; (b) a memory that stores information under the control of the processor; (c) logic that obtains a product identifier; (d) logic that creates a query based on the product identifier; (e) logic that queries a network of information utilizing a wireless communication medium, wherein the network is the Internet; (f) logic that displays the information associated with the product identifier on a display; (g) logic that ranks the information based on relevance to the product identifier; and (h) wherein the information relates to at least one of features, shipping, and availability associated with the product, and the information is displayed to reflect a relationship between the information and a user profile.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
122 words
An apparatus that creates an information summary, comprising; (a) a processor; (b) a memory that stores information under the control of the processor; (c) logic that obtains a product identifier; (d) logic that creates a query based on the product identifier; (e) logic that queries a network of information utilizing a wireless communication medium, wherein the network is the Internet; (f) logic that displays the information associated with the product identifier on a display; (g) logic that ranks the information based on relevance to the product identifier; and (h) wherein the information relates to at least one of features, shipping, and availability associated with the product, and the information is displayed to reflect a relationship between the information and a user profile.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
123 words
A computer program embodied on a computer-readable medium that creates an information summary, comprising: (a) a code segment that obtains a product identifier; (b) a code segment that creates a query based on the product identifier; (c) a code segment that queries a network of information utilizing a wireless communication medium, wherein the network is the Internet; (d) a code segment that displays the information associated with the product identifier on a display; (e) a code segment that ranks the information based on relevance to the product identifier; and (f) wherein the information relates to at least one of features, shipping and availability associated with the product, and the information is displayed to reflect a relationship between the information and a user profile.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
123 words
A computer program embodied on a computer-readable medium that creates an information summary, comprising: (a) a code segment that obtains a product identifier; (b) a code segment that creates a query based on the product identifier; (c) a code segment that queries a network of information utilizing a wireless communication medium, wherein the network is the Internet; (d) a code segment that displays the information associated with the product identifier on a display; (e) a code segment that ranks the information based on relevance to the product identifier; and (f) wherein the information relates to at least one of features, shipping and availability associated with the product, and the information is displayed to reflect a relationship between the information and a user profile.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
34 words
A computer program embodied on a computer-readable medium that creates an information summary as recited in claim 10, including logic that parses the response to the query for subsequent display based on predetermined criteria.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
39 words
A computer program embodied on a computer-readable medium that creates an information summary as recited in claim 10, including logic that modifies constants that are utilized by the system for dynamically configuring the system based on current user inputs.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
35 words
A computer program embodied on a computer-readable medium that creates an information summary as recited in claim 10, including logic that reduces the communication transmission rate to enhance the transmission quality over the wireless communication.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
30 words
A computer program embodied on a computer-readable medium that creates an information summary as recited in claim 10, including logic that recognizes patterns to enhance the location of pertinent information.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
28 words
A computer program embodied on a computer-readable medium that creates an information summary as recited in claim 10, including logic that queries the Internet to obtain pertinent information.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
29 words
A computer program embodied on a computer-readable medium that creates an information summary as recited in claim 10, including logic that optimizes the query for a particular search engine.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
32 words
A computer program embodied on a computer-readable medium that creates an information summary as recited in claim 10, including the step of querying for alternative product identifiers to obtain additional pertinent information.
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