User device with service finding and purchasing functionality
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1. A system, comprising:
- a device to couple to a position determining system to determine relative positions of a service vendor and the device, the device including a device identifier to authorize a transaction without revealing the identity of a user of the device;
an information database to couple to the device to provide the device with information about the service vendor; and
a display coupled to the device to display the relative positions and the information about the service vendor on a map.
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Abstract
A user device couples to a position determining system to determine relative positions of the device and a service vendor. The position determining system may include an information database that provides the device with information about the service vendor. A display may be coupled to the device to display the relative positions and the information about the service vendor on a map. Additionally, the device includes a device identifier to authorize a transaction without revealing the identity of a user of the device.
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1. A system, comprising:
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a device to couple to a position determining system to determine relative positions of a service vendor and the device, the device including a device identifier to authorize a transaction without revealing the identity of a user of the device;
an information database to couple to the device to provide the device with information about the service vendor; and
a display coupled to the device to display the relative positions and the information about the service vendor on a map. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An electronic user device for locating service vendors and performing transactions, the device comprising:
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a communication logic to communicate with a position determining system to determine relative positions between the device and a vendor, and further to transmit a device identifier to authorize a transaction without revealing an identity of a user of the device; and
a mapping logic coupled to the communication logic to display relative positions of the device and a service vendor on a map. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method to enable a user to locate a service vendor, the method comprising:
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coupling a user device to a position determining system, the device including a device identifier to authorize a transaction without revealing the identity of the user; and
displaying a location for a service vendor obtained from the position determining system relative to a position for the device. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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