Method and System for Retrieving Information Regarding an Item Posted for Sale
First Claim
1. A portable computing device for use in displaying information concerning a good offered for sale, the device comprising:
- a bar code scanner to scan a bar code associated with the good offered for sale; and
a user interface application to display the information concerning the good offered for sale, said information retrieved, using bar code data, from a database of an electronic marketplace at which the good is offered for sale.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for creating a computerized market for used and collectible goods by use of a plurality of low cost posting terminals and a market maker computer in a legal framework that establishes a bailee relationship and consignment contract with a purchaser of a good at the market maker computer that allows the purchaser to change the price of the good once the purchaser has purchased the good thereby to allow the purchaser to speculate on the price of collectibles in an electronic market for used goods while assuring the safe and trusted physical possession of a good with a vetted bailee.
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25 Claims
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1. A portable computing device for use in displaying information concerning a good offered for sale, the device comprising:
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a bar code scanner to scan a bar code associated with the good offered for sale; and a user interface application to display the information concerning the good offered for sale, said information retrieved, using bar code data, from a database of an electronic marketplace at which the good is offered for sale. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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receiving, at a first computing device, bar code data scanned with a bar code scanner; communicating the bar code data to a second computing device having a database of data records corresponding with goods being offered for sale, the second computing device capable of retrieving a data record from the database based on the bar code data; receiving, from the second computing device, a portion of a data record associated with a good being offered for sale and corresponding with the bar code data; and displaying the portion of the data record. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An electronic marketplace comprising:
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at least one network-connected computer managing a database of data records corresponding with goods offered for sale via the electronic marketplace, the data records retrievable via bar code data; a network connection for receiving the bar code data from a computing device, and after using the bar code data to retrieve a data record associated with a good being offered for sale, for transmitting portions of the data record to the computing device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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receiving, at a first computer, bar code data sent from a second computer; retrieving a data record from a database of data records associated with goods offered for sale via an electronic marketplace, the data record corresponding with the bar code data received from the second computer; and transmitting at least a portion of the retrieved data record to the second computer for display. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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