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METHOD FOR LOCATION BASED INVENTORY LOOKUP

  • US 20090248548A1
  • Filed: 03/25/2009
  • Published: 10/01/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/26/2008
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A system for determining whether a product of interest to a user with a mobile communications device is in stock at a nearby store, comprising:

  • a network adapted to support communications between a mobile communications device and a first server;

    a mobile communications device in communication with the network, wherein the mobile communications device is adapted to determine its location through a location determination algorithm, and wherein the mobile communications device is further adapted to allow the user to select a product in order to determine whether the product is available at any nearby vendor locations;

    a first server adapted to(a) receive location information and item information from the mobile communications device via the network, wherein the location information contains data about the current location of the mobile communications device, and wherein the item information contains data about an item of interest to the user,(b) send the location information to a second server,(c) receive from the second server vendor information relating to vendor locations in the proximity of the user'"'"'s current location,(e) send the item information and vendor information to a third server,(f) receive status information from the third server, wherein the status information contains data relating to the availability of the item in at least one vendor location in the proximity of the user'"'"'s current location, and(g) send the status information to the mobile communications device.

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