System for reserving merchandise
First Claim
1. A method for reserving items over a computer network comprising the steps of:
- receiving inventory information over said computer network about at least one item stored in at least one geographic location;
storing said inventory information in a data source;
receiving a request from a user to reserve said item;
generating a reservation request based upon said request from said user;
sending said reservation request to said geographic location over said computer network to activate an electronic tag assigned to said item to indicate that said item has been reserved; and
receiving a response from said geographic location that said electronic tag has been activated.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a system for reserving items over a computer network, which includes receiving inventory information about at least one item stored in at least one geographic location; storing the inventory information in a data source; receiving a request from a user to reserve the item; generating a reservation request based upon request from the user; sending the reservation request to the geographic location to activate an electronic tag assigned to the item to indicate that the item has been reserved; and
receiving a response from the geographic location that the electronic tag has been activated. This may be accomplished in the present invention through the use of an information exchange system that includes a Web server, a data source interface, a data source, and an email server.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for reserving items over a computer network comprising the steps of:
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receiving inventory information over said computer network about at least one item stored in at least one geographic location;
storing said inventory information in a data source;
receiving a request from a user to reserve said item;
generating a reservation request based upon said request from said user;
sending said reservation request to said geographic location over said computer network to activate an electronic tag assigned to said item to indicate that said item has been reserved; and
receiving a response from said geographic location that said electronic tag has been activated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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7. A method for reserving items over a computer network comprising the steps of:
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receiving inventory information over said computer network about at least one item stored in at least one geographic location;
storing said inventory information in a data source;
receiving a request from a user to reserve said item;
generating a reservation request based upon said request from said user;
sending said reservation request to said geographic location over said computer network;
activating an electronic tag assigned to said item to indicate that said item has been reserved; and
receiving a response from said geographic location that said electronic tag has been activated.
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13. An apparatus for reserving items over a computer network comprising:
an information exchange system connected to said computer network that is capable of;
(a) receiving inventory information over said computer network about at least one item stored in at least one geographic location;
(b) storing said inventory information in a data source;
(c) receiving a request from a user to reserve said item;
(d) generating a reservation request based upon said request from said user;
(e) sending said reservation request to said geographic location over said computer network to activate an electronic tag assigned to said item to indicate that said item has been reserved; and
(f) receiving a response from said geographic location that said electronic tag has been activated.
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