A method for performing contextual searches on an Internet Phone (IP) phone comprising the steps of: receiving a command to perform a contextual search; receiving search criteria from a user of said IP phone; submitting said search criteria to a server coupled to said IP phone; and receiving from said server a list of merchants matching said search criteria and information regarding each of said merchants in said list; wherein said information received by said user comprises a variety of offers, wherein said user selects one of said variety of offers associated with said one of said merchants listed, wherein said selected offer is transmitted to said one of said merchants listed electronically; and wherein said user's contact and payment information is not transmitted to said one of said merchants listed, wherein said user's contact and payment information is available to said one of said merchants listed. view more

A tangible computer readable medium encoded with computer program for performing contextual searches on an Internet Phone (IP) phone comprising the steps of: receiving a command to perform a contextual search; receiving search criteria from a user of said IP phone; submitting said search criteria to a server coupled to said IP phone; and receiving from said server a list of merchants matching said search criteria and information regarding each of said merchants in said list; wherein said user completes a transaction with at least one of said merchants listed without the need to generate a voice call; wherein said information received by said user comprises a variety of offers, wherein said user selects one of said variety of offers associated with said one of said merchants listed, wherein said selected offer is transmitted to said one of said merchants listed electronically; and wherein said user's contact and payment information is not transmitted to said one of said merchants listed, wherein said user's contact and payment information is available to said one of said merchants listed. view more