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Remote shopping system with integrated product specific advertising

  • US 20050075940A1
  • Filed: 10/06/2003
  • Published: 04/07/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/06/2003
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method for remotely shopping and ordering merchandise identified by digital barcode numbers electronically using a terminal device comprising the steps of:

  • electronically collecting a plurality of barcode numbers with a data collection device communicatively coupled to the terminal;

    electronically connecting to a shopper assistance portal using a terminal device, the shopper assistance portal maintaining information relating to a plurality of merchants and a plurality of product offered by the plurality of merchants;

    downloading the information relating to a plurality of merchants and a plurality of products offered by the plurality of merchants to the terminal device from the shopper assistance portal and saving the information in a memory associated with the terminal device;

    creating a potential order in the form of an active list of selected products from the information relating to a plurality of merchants and a plurality of products offered by the plurality of merchants saved in the memory;

    uploading the active list of selected products to the shopper assistance portal from the terminal device; and

    , electronically providing at least a first portion of the active list of selected products to at least a first merchant of the plurality of merchants for placing at least a first portion of the order.

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