Method and system for securing goods and services for purchase
First Claim
1. A method for using a dynamically displayed bar code and a bar code reader to obtain one of a good and service, comprising the steps of:
- inputting a description of said one of the good and service into a wireless device;
dynamically outputting a bar code corresponding to the description on the display screen of the wireless device;
positioning the display screen of the wireless device at a first bar code reader;
scanning the bar code at the first bar code reader; and
delivering one of the good and service in response to the scanning step.
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Abstract
A method and system for using a dynamically displayed bar code on a wireless device such as a cell phone or PDS, and a bar code reader to obtain a particular good and service, includes the steps of: (1) inputting a description of the good or service into the wireless device; (2) dynamically outputting a bar code corresponding to the description on the display screen of the wireless device; (3) positioning the display screen of the wireless device at a bar code reader; (4) scanning the bar code at the bar code reader; and (5) delivering the good and service in response to the scanning step. The wireless device includes location-identifying means whereby the product can be delivered to the location of the user. The system includes a database of prestored product descriptions and corresponding bar codes which is referenced by the wireless device.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for using a dynamically displayed bar code and a bar code reader to obtain one of a good and service, comprising the steps of:
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inputting a description of said one of the good and service into a wireless device;
dynamically outputting a bar code corresponding to the description on the display screen of the wireless device;
positioning the display screen of the wireless device at a first bar code reader;
scanning the bar code at the first bar code reader; and
delivering one of the good and service in response to the scanning step. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for obtaining a good or service in response to a user'"'"'s request, comprising:
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a user input permitting input of a description of one of said good and service into a wireless device;
a receiver configurable to provide a bar code to the wireless device corresponding to the description;
a display on the wireless device having a resolution sufficient to display the bar code at the wireless device;
a scanner;
means permitting the location of said user to be determined;
a database containing a plurality of descriptions and data concerning which one of said good and service is available at said location; and
means for securing the delivery of the good or service to said user.
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16. A method for a user of a wireless device to obtain a physical good or service at an identifiable location, comprising the steps of:
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scanning a bar code relating to one of a physical good and service using bar code reading means of a wireless device;
sending data corresponding to said scanned bar code to a remote computer;
processing said data as a request to purchase one of said physical good and service;
determining the location of one of said physical good and service;
determining the location of the user and the proximity of one of the physical good and service to the location of the user, wherein the location of the user is determined based on one of the location of the wireless device and the location of a wireless device locating means; and
delivering one of said physical good and service to the user at the determined location of the user. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. Means for a user of a wireless device to obtain one of a good and service, comprising:
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means for scanning a bar code relating to one of a good and service using a wireless device;
means for sending data corresponding to said scanned bar code to a remote computer;
means for determining the location of the user;
means for processing said data at said remote computer as a request to purchase one of said good and service; and
means for securing delivery of one of said good and service to the location of the user, wherein the location of the user is determined based on one of the location of the wireless device and the location of a wireless device locating means.
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