Wireless communications device configured to order out of stock items
First Claim
1. A method for querying an end user, comprising the steps of:
- generating, in a processor of a specially programmed general-purpose computer, a first query as to whether an item is out of stock at a first retail location or missing at said first retail location; and
,transmitting said first query from an interface element in said general-purpose computer to a communication network for transmission to a wireless communications device located in said first retail location.
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Abstract
A method for querying an end user, including the steps of generating, in a processor of a specially programmed general-purpose computer, a query as to whether an item is out of stock at a retail location or missing at the retail location and transmitting the query from an interface element in the general-purpose computer to a communication network for transmission to a wireless communications device located in the retail location. In some aspects, the query includes an option for payment of the order; the method generates an offer regarding an option for gaining possession of the order and transmits the offer to the communication network; or the method determines that the order is available at another retail location, different that the first retail location, generates a notification regarding the availability at the other retail location, and transmitting the notification to the network for transmission to the wireless communications device.
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25 Claims
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1. A method for querying an end user, comprising the steps of:
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generating, in a processor of a specially programmed general-purpose computer, a first query as to whether an item is out of stock at a first retail location or missing at said first retail location; and
,transmitting said first query from an interface element in said general-purpose computer to a communication network for transmission to a wireless communications device located in said first retail location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An apparatus for querying an end user, comprising:
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a query element, in a processor of a specially programmed general-purpose computer, arranged to generate a first query as to whether an item is out of stock at a first retail location or missing at said first retail location; and
,an interface element, in said general-purpose computer, arranged to transmit said first query to a communication network for transmission to a wireless communications device located in the first retail location. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for ordering an out of stock item, comprising the steps of:
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receiving, in an interface element for a specially programmed general-purpose computer, information displayed in a first retail location regarding an item for sale in the first retail location, the information transmitted from a wireless communications device via a communication network and uploaded to the wireless communications device using a data input function in the wireless communications device; and
,generating an order for the item in a processor of the general-purpose computer. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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20. The method of claim 20 further comprising:
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generating, in the processor, a query regarding an option to authorize payment for the order and an offer regarding at least one option for gaining possession of the item; and
,transmitting the query and the offer from the interface element to the communication network for transmission to the wireless communications device.
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23. An apparatus for ordering an out of stock item, comprising:
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an interface element, in a processor of a specially programmed general-purpose computer, arranged to receive a message from a wireless communications device via a wireless communications network regarding information displayed in a first retail location regarding an item for sale in the first retail location, the information obtained using a data input function in a wireless communications device; and
,an ordering element in the processor arranged to generate an order for the item. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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