SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING CONSUMER TRANSACTIONS USING A CENTRAL SERVER AND A MOBILE PROCESSOR
First Claim
1. A method for obtaining an item, comprising the steps of:
- retrieving consolidated data concerning an item from a provider infrastructure, said consolidated data including data elements from a source of said item with procurement terms and data elements concerning a mobile user of said provider infrastructure;
retrieving verifiable authorization from said provider infrastructure for said mobile user of said provider infrastructure to obtain said item from said source of said item according to the procurement terms and consistent with said consolidated data;
and,displaying on a device said verifiable authorization from said provider infrastructure for said mobile user of said provider infrastructure to obtain said item from said source consistent with said consolidated data, wherein said authorization is based at least in part upon the recent location of the mobile user.
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Abstract
A system and method for obtaining an item includes retrieving consolidated data concerning an item from a provider infrastructure, the consolidated data including data elements from a source of the item and data elements concerning a mobile user of the provider infrastructure. Verifiable authorization is retrieved from the provider infrastructure for the mobile user of the provider infrastructure to obtain the item from the source of said item consistent with the consolidated data. The consolidated data may have various data elements specific to the source of the items such as price offers, rebates, incentives and discounts and location of the item and various data elements specific to the mobile user such as gift certificates, loyalty programs, buyers'"'"' group participation and location of the mobile user in relation to the specific source. The verifiable authorization from said provider infrastructure is displayed on a device for said mobile user of said provider infrastructure to obtain the item from the source of the item consistent with the consolidated data. If a purchase decision is made, the system and method for obtaining an item may also include retrieving payment verification from the provider infrastructure for the item from the source of the item. This payment verification is consistent with the consolidated data and by a preselected method of payment by the mobile user of the provider infrastructure. The provider infrastructure is updated with data related to the mobile user of the provider infrastructure and the source of the item.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for obtaining an item, comprising the steps of:
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retrieving consolidated data concerning an item from a provider infrastructure, said consolidated data including data elements from a source of said item with procurement terms and data elements concerning a mobile user of said provider infrastructure; retrieving verifiable authorization from said provider infrastructure for said mobile user of said provider infrastructure to obtain said item from said source of said item according to the procurement terms and consistent with said consolidated data; and, displaying on a device said verifiable authorization from said provider infrastructure for said mobile user of said provider infrastructure to obtain said item from said source consistent with said consolidated data, wherein said authorization is based at least in part upon the recent location of the mobile user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for obtaining an item, comprising:
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a provider infrastructure including a server and associated server memory having stored therein data elements relating to a source of an item and data elements relating to a user of said provider infrastructure, and operable to consolidate data stored therein, said consolidated data including data elements from a source of said item and data elements concerning a user of said provider infrastructure; a bidirectional communications link connecting said provider infrastructure and said user of said provider infrastructure; a bidirectional communications link connecting said provider infrastructure and said source of said item; said provider infrastructure operable to generate verifiable authorization for said user of said provider infrastructure to obtain said item from said source of said item consistent with said consolidated data; and
,said provider infrastructure operable to communicate to said user of said provider infrastructure over said bidirectional communications link connecting said provider infrastructure and said user of said provider infrastructure said verifiable authorization for said user of said provider infrastructure to obtain said item from said source of said item consistent with said consolidated data.
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