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Shopping assistance method and service system

  • US 20020013736A1
  • Filed: 05/03/2001
  • Published: 01/31/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/06/2000
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A shopping assistance method, comprising the steps of:

  • sending an enquiry message from an enquirer to a service system, the enquiry message including a description of an item of interest which description is intended for human interpretation and takes the form of image and/or unstructured audio data;

    at the service system, automatically;

    determining a location associated with the enquiry, selecting from a database of traders, traders appropriate to the enquiry at least in terms of location and the type of the item of interest, and forwarding the description of the item of interest to the selected traders in an availability enquiry; and

    providing a way for the selected traders to respond to the enquiry.

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