Information shopping cart for a website
First Claim
1. A method for providing information items to a user at a remote portable device, comprising:
- accessing the information items at a website;
placing the information items in an information shopping cart at the website in response to selection of the information items by the user; and
transmitting the information shopping cart having the selected information items from the website to the portable device.
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Abstract
An information shopping cart that can be used to store selected information from a website and later use the information at a portable device, such as a personal digital assistant (PDA). The website may be a directory website accessed at a personal computer. The user may select various directory listings, as well as ancillary information (driving directions, maps, advertisements, menus, coupons, etc.) for the information shopping cart. The entire shopping cart is then downloaded to the PDA. The user then takes the PDA where the user needs the information most, whether on the road, walking, or any location away from the personal computer.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for providing information items to a user at a remote portable device, comprising:
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accessing the information items at a website;
placing the information items in an information shopping cart at the website in response to selection of the information items by the user; and
transmitting the information shopping cart having the selected information items from the website to the portable device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A website for access by a user having computer and a PDA coupled to the computer, the website comprising:
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a set of information items;
an information shopping cart for storing selected information items;
an add to information shopping cart (add) button associated with each information item; and
a download information shopping cart to PDA (download) button;
wherein an information item is selectively added to the information shopping cart when a user selects the add button associated with that information item; and
wherein the information shopping cart is transmitted to the PDA when the user selects the download button. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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