Internet enhanced local shopping system and method
First Claim
1. An on-line shopping system for connecting shoppers with a plurality of member stores wherein each such member store has a physical location at which shoppers can purchase and take away products and/or arrange for services, a computerized inventory accounting system in which inventory data of products and/or services is maintained in an inventory database, and business data including the address of at least one physical location comprising;
- a searchable database that is accessible to shoppers via the Internet into which said business data of each said member store has been entered and is stored;
an Internet link between the inventory database of the computerized inventory accounting system of each member store and said searchable database via which inventory data from the inventory database of said member stores are transmitted to in said searchable database;
wherein the inventory data of each said member store in said searchable database is linked with that member store'"'"'s business information in said searchable database.
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Abstract
Internet enhanced local shopping system in which businesses having physical stores where products and services can be purchased submit their inventories and business terms, including their geographic locations, into a searchable database available to shoppers wanting to buy products and services locally so that shoppers can find stores in their area where the products and services they desire are available and can be purchased under specified terms.
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55 Claims
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1. An on-line shopping system for connecting shoppers with a plurality of member stores wherein each such member store has a physical location at which shoppers can purchase and take away products and/or arrange for services, a computerized inventory accounting system in which inventory data of products and/or services is maintained in an inventory database, and business data including the address of at least one physical location comprising;
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a searchable database that is accessible to shoppers via the Internet into which said business data of each said member store has been entered and is stored;
an Internet link between the inventory database of the computerized inventory accounting system of each member store and said searchable database via which inventory data from the inventory database of said member stores are transmitted to in said searchable database;
wherein the inventory data of each said member store in said searchable database is linked with that member store'"'"'s business information in said searchable database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method of providing local shopping information to shoppers and providing a member store having a physical location at which shoppers can purchase and take away products and/or arrange for services and having a computerized inventory accounting system in which inventory data of products and/or services is maintained in an inventory database with the opportunity to be seen by and to attract Internet shoppers, comprising the computer-implemented steps of:
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providing a searchable database;
providing a browser-implemented store connection via the Internet between the searchable database and the member store inventory database;
uploading inventory data from the member store inventory databases to the searchable database over the browser-implemented store connection - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 54, 55)
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35. A method of providing local shopping information to shoppers and enabling a store, having an inventory database of products and/or services and a physical location at which shoppers can purchase and take away products and/or arrange for services, to attract Internet shoppers, comprising the computer-implemented steps of:
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providing a searchable database that is accessible to shoppers via the Internet;
entering and storing business data of the store, including the store'"'"'s physical location, into the searchable database;
providing communication via the Internet between the inventory database of the store and said searchable database whereby inventory data from the inventory database of the store are entered into and stored in said searchable database; and
linking the inventory data of the store in said searchable database with the store'"'"'s business information in said database. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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52. A method of providing local shopping information to shoppers and providing Internet visibility to member stores wherein member stores have physical locations at which shoppers can purchase and take away products and/or arrange for services and have a computerized inventory accounting system in which inventory data of products and/or services is maintained in an inventory database, comprising the computer-implemented steps of:
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providing a searchable database;
providing a browser-implemented store connection via the Internet between the searchable database and member stores;
uploading inventory data from the inventory databases of the member stores to the searchable database over the browser-implemented connection;
uploading stores'"'"' business data, including geographic location, to the searchable database over the browser-implemented connection; and
attaching to the uploaded inventory data of each store that store'"'"'s business data, including geographic location. - View Dependent Claims (53)
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