Provision of shopping information to mobile devices
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1. A system for communicating information relating to an item to a mobile unit comprising the following computer-executable components:
- a search component that receives a request relating to the item from the mobile unit over an intranet and searches inventory of a plurality of merchants for information relating to the item; and
a communication component that provides a subset of the information relating to the item and an option to consummate purchase of the item to the mobile unit, the subset of information includes details associated with physical location of the item.
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Abstract
A system for communicating information relating to an item to a mobile unit comprises a search component that receives a request relating to the item from the mobile unit over an intranet and searches inventory of a plurality of merchants for information relating to the item. A communication component provides a subset of the information relating to the item and an option to consummate purchase of the item to the mobile unit, the subset of information includes details associated with physical location of the item.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for communicating information relating to an item to a mobile unit comprising the following computer-executable components:
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a search component that receives a request relating to the item from the mobile unit over an intranet and searches inventory of a plurality of merchants for information relating to the item; and
a communication component that provides a subset of the information relating to the item and an option to consummate purchase of the item to the mobile unit, the subset of information includes details associated with physical location of the item. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A methodology for providing retail information to a user comprising the following computer-executable acts:
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receiving a request associated with an item over an intranet from a mobile unit, wherein the request is associated with a geographic location;
accessing a database that includes identification of a plurality of merchants, geographic information associated with each of the plurality of merchants, and items that are associated with the plurality of merchants; and
providing information from the database that is associated with the item to the mobile unit based at least in part upon content of the request. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system that facilitates provision of information to a mobile unit, comprising:
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means for receiving a request relating to at an item; and
means for dynamically providing information to the mobile unit relating to the item, wherein the information relates to one of a plurality of merchants that are within a pre-defined geographic range of the mobile unit.
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