MOBILE STORE PRODUCT LOCATOR

• US 20080263125A1
• Filed: 01/09/2008
• Published: 10/23/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/10/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Edward H. Nortrup
• Original Assignee: Edward H. Nortrup
• Inventors: Nortrup, Edward H.
• Application Number:
  US11/971,879
• Publication Number:
  US 20080263125A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/201
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9537 Spatial or temporal dependent retrieval, e.g. spatiotemporal queries

Abstract

An embodiment of the present invention involves a location based service, method, and/or system. The service, method, and/or system may involve accessing an internet using a mobile communication facility; assessing a location of the mobile communication facility; requesting product information; and delivering the product information to the mobile communication facility, wherein the product information includes information relating to a location within a store where the product can be found.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

accessing an internet using a mobile communication facility;

assessing a location of the mobile communication facility;

requesting product information; and

delivering the product information to the mobile communication facility, wherein the product information includes information relating to a location within a store where the product can be found.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of accessing the internet involves accessing a store website.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of accessing the internet involves accessing a search engine.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein the search engine is separate from a store'"'"'s website.

5. The method of claim 3 wherein the search engine is a local search engine.

6. The method of claim 3 wherein the search engine uses a local search algorithm.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the location within the store is a shelf location.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the location of the mobile communication facility is automatically assessed.

9. The method of claim 8 wherein the automatic location is accomplished through triangulation.

10. The method of claim 9 wherein the triangulation is a local triangulation system.

11. The method of claim 8 wherein the automatic location is accomplished through a gps system.

12. The method of claim 1 wherein the location of the mobile communication facility is manually assessed.

13. A method, comprising:

accessing a mobile communication facility client program;

assessing a location of the mobile communication facility;

requesting product information; and

displaying the product information on the mobile communication facility, wherein the product information includes information relating to a location within a store where the product can be found.

14. The method of claim 13 wherein the client program accesses an internet to obtain the product information.