Short range wireless system

• US 20030130902A1
• Filed: 11/04/2002
• Published: 07/10/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 11/02/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Taranjeet S. Athwal
• Original Assignee: Taranjeet S. Athwal
• Inventors: Athwal, Taranjeet S.
• Application Number:
  US10/286,948
• Publication Number:
  US 20030130902A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/26
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]

Abstract

An electronic commerce system including an electronic retail system for providing goods or services to a customer; and, a wireless communication device operable via a communications network, the device for initiating an electronic transaction with the electronic retail system, and for completing the transaction via the communications network.

Claims

1. An electronic commerce system comprising:

an electronic retail system for providing goods or services to a customer; and

, a wireless communication device operable via a communications network, said device for initiating an electronic transaction with said electronic retail system, and for completing said transaction via said communications network.

2. The system of claims 1 wherein said electronic retail system and said wireless communication device communicate with one another wirelessly.

3. The system of claim 2 wherein said electronic retail system is a vending machine.

4. The system of claim 3 wherein said communication device is a mobile phone.

5. The system of claim 4 wherein said communications network is the Internet.