EP 1173822 A1 20020123 - A SYSTEM, METHOD AND ARTICLE OF MANUFACTURE FOR ADVANCED MOBILE BARGAIN SHOPPING
Title (en)
A SYSTEM, METHOD AND ARTICLE OF MANUFACTURE FOR ADVANCED MOBILE BARGAIN SHOPPING
Title (de)
EIN SYSTEM, METHODE UND PRODUKT ZUM FORTSCHRITTLICHEN MOBILEN EINKAUF ZU GÜNSTIGEN PREISEN
Title (fr)
SYSTEME, METHODE ET ARTICLE FABRIQUE POUR EMPLETTES PROMOTIONNELLES PAR UTILISATION D'UN DISPOSITIF MOBILE DE TECHNOLOGIE DE POINTE
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 9926726 W 19991110
- US 11081798 P 19981112
- US 19633998 A 19981119
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO0028455A1] 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 bar code 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.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
G06Q 20/00 (2006.01); G06Q 30/00 (2006.01); G07F 7/02 (2006.01); G07F 19/00 (2006.01); G07G 1/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
G06Q 20/12 (2013.01); G06Q 20/3276 (2013.01); G06Q 20/343 (2013.01); G06Q 30/06 (2013.01); G07F 7/02 (2013.01); G07G 1/0045 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 0028455A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 0028455 A1 20000518; WO 0028455 A9 20010510; AU 1523400 A 20000529; EP 1173822 A1 20020123; HK 1042754 A1 20020823; TW 550484 B 20030901
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 9926726 W 19991110; AU 1523400 A 19991110; EP 99957550 A 19991110; HK 02101395 A 20020222; TW 88119982 A 20000208