Method, System and Apparatus for Display of Contact Information on Communication Device

• US 20090313138A1
• Filed: 05/11/2009
• Published: 12/17/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/17/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Novation Science Holding LLC
• Original Assignee: Novation Science Holding LLC
• Inventors: Ratnakar, Nitesh
• Application Number:
  US12/464,097
• Publication Number:
  US 20090313138A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/27
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/0018 Transmission from mobile station to base station
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]

Abstract

Present invention discloses a method, system, and apparatus for display of contact information on communication device. It comprises of first product database containing seller information, seller product information, and product location; second product database containing buyer product request; first application in mobile device having means to determine mobile device location at pre determined intervals and having means to automatically communicate mobile device location to second application; second application having means to match first and second product databases and mobile device location at pre determined intervals events to generate local matching products database; mobile device having display means for products contained in local matching product database; and mobile device having means to display contact information of sellers and buyers.

Claims

1. A method of display of contact information on communication device comprising;

1) communication device having display means;

     2) displaying contact information on communication device;

     3) limiting one or more contact information functionality; and

     4) activating one or more of contact information functionality upon payment of a fee.

2. The method of claim 1;

wherein contact information includes one or more of name, physical address, phone number, fax number, web site URL, email address, and GPS coordinates.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein contact information is retrieved locally from communication device.

4. The method of claim 1;

wherein contact information is transmitted from web server.

5. The method of claim 1;

wherein contact information functionality includes one or more of speed dialing of displayed phone number, displaying information contained in one or more select data fields of contact information, activating URL links associated with contact information, activating email client, obtaining driving directions to the displayed contact information, and saving displayed contact information into contact list of communication device.

6. The method of claim 1;

wherein contact information is stored locally in the communication device.

7. A method of display of contact information comprising;

1) first product database containing seller information, seller product information, and product location;

     2) second product database containing buyer product request and buyer information;

     3) first application in mobile device having means to determine mobile device location at pre determined intervals or events and having means to communicate mobile device location to second application;

     4) second application having means to match first and second product databases; and

mobile device location at pre determined intervals or events to generate local matching products database;

     5) second application having means to determine buyer contact information; and

having communication link with seller communication device;

     6) second application communicating buyer information to seller communication device corresponding to products contained in local matching products database;

     7) displaying buyer contact information in seller communication device;

     8) limiting one more contact information functionality; and

     9) activating one or more contact information functionality upon payment of fee.

8. The method of claim 7;

wherein contact information is in one or more of text, voice, image, and video formats and comprises of one or more of mobile client name, physical address, phone number, fax number, web site URL, email address, and GPS coordinates.

9. The method of claim 7 wherein mobile device location is determined by one or more of GPS co-ordinates, cellular tower triangulation, and access point location;

and product location is determined by one or more of GPS co ordinates, postal code, and physical address.

10. The method of claim 7;

wherein second application is hosted in one or more of mobile communication device or web server.

11. The method of claim 7;

wherein displayed contact information is retrieved locally from communication device, or is transmitted to communication device from web server.

12. The method of claim 7;

wherein contact information functionality includes one or more of speed dialing of displayed phone number, displaying information contained in one or more select data fields of contact information, activating URL links associated with contact information, activating email client, obtaining driving directions to the displayed contact information, saving displayed contact information into contact list of communication device, and displaying complete contact information of corresponding entity.

13. A method of display of contact information comprising;

1) first product database containing seller product information and product location;

     2) second product database containing buyer product request;

     3) first application in mobile device having means to determine mobile device location and having means to communicate mobile device location to second application at predetermined events or intervals;

     4) second application having means to match first and second product databases; and

mobile device location at pre determined intervals to generate local matching products database;

     5) mobile device having display means for products contained in location based matching product database;

     6) displaying seller contact information;

     7) limiting one or more contact information functionality; and

     8) activating one or more of contact information functionality upon payment of fee.

14. The method of claim 13;

wherein product information is in one or more of text, voice, image, and video formats.

15. The-method of claim 13;

wherein mobile device location is determined by one or more of GPS co-ordinates, cellular tower triangulation, and access point location.

16. The method of claim 13;

wherein product location is determined by one or more of GPS co ordinates, postal code, and physical address.

17. The method of claim 13;

wherein contact information functionality includes one or more of speed dialing of displayed phone number, activating URL links associated with contact information, activating email client, obtaining driving directions to the displayed contact information, saving displayed contact information into contact list of communication device, and displaying information contained in select or all data fields of contact information.

18. The method of finding sellers of claim 13 wherein contact information is in one or more of text, voice, image, or video formats.

19. The method of finding sellers of claim 13;

wherein contact information comprises of one or more of seller name, physical address, phone number, fax number, web site URL, email address, and GPS coordinates.

20. The method of claim 13;

wherein displayed contact information is retrieved locally from communication device, or is transmitted to communication device from web server.