Automated Targeted Information System
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1. A method of accessing information comprising:
- receiving, at a server, information from an information provider;
storing the received information in a database, the received information including an identifier of at least one merchandise and description of the at least one merchandise;
receiving, by the server, a search criteria from a user computer of a plurality of user computers, the search criteria including at least an identification code of the user computer;
processing, by the server, the identification code of the user computer to obtain a specification of the user computer;
searching the database, by the server, for information that matches a description of merchandise of interest, the description of merchandise of interest derived from the specification of the user computer;
sending results from the search to the user computer.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for accessing information relating to an object is provided. The object can be found through a specification searching criteria derived from an identification code and/or specification of the consumer'"'"'s computer. The object can be a mobile device, an accessory of mobile device, a mobile subscription plan, or promotion or coupon information of service or merchandise. The identification code can be used to identify the consumer'"'"'s computer and/or its specification. The identification code of the computer device is used to supply the consumer with shopping information, product searching, product and/or service promotions, etc.
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108 Claims
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1. A method of accessing information comprising:
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receiving, at a server, information from an information provider; storing the received information in a database, the received information including an identifier of at least one merchandise and description of the at least one merchandise; receiving, by the server, a search criteria from a user computer of a plurality of user computers, the search criteria including at least an identification code of the user computer; processing, by the server, the identification code of the user computer to obtain a specification of the user computer; searching the database, by the server, for information that matches a description of merchandise of interest, the description of merchandise of interest derived from the specification of the user computer; sending results from the search to the user computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising a sequence of instructions, which when executed by one or more processors, cause performing steps of:
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receiving, at a server, information from an information provider; storing the received information in a database, the received information including an identifier of at least one merchandise and description of the at least one merchandise; receiving, by the server, a search criteria from a user computer of a plurality of user computers, the search criteria including at least an identification code of the user computer; processing, by the server, the identification code of the user computer to obtain a specification of the user computer; searching the database, by the server, for information that matches a description of merchandise of interest, the description of merchandise of interest derived from the specification of the user computer; sending results from the search to the user computer. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. An apparatus of accessing information comprising:
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a device, at a server, that receives information from an information provider; a device that stores the received information in a database, the received information including an identifier of at least one merchandise and description of the at least one merchandise; a device, at a server, that receives a search criteria from a user computer of a plurality of user computers, the search criteria including at least an identification code of the user computer; a device, at a server, that processes the identification code of the user computer to obtain a specification of the user computer; a device, at a server, that searches the database for information that matches a description of merchandise of interest, the description of merchandise of interest derived from the specification of the user computer; a device, at a server, that sends results from the search to the user computer. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. A method of accessing information comprising:
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in response to receiving input from a user at a user computer, retrieving an identification code of the user computer or object that the user computer is associated with; sending, by the user computer, search criteria to a server, the search criteria including at least the identification code of the user computer or object that the user computer is associated with; receiving, by the user computer, search results from the server, the search results including a description of merchandise of interest derived from the identification code of the user computer or the object that the user computer is associated with; displaying, by the user computer, the search results to a user on a display communicatively connected to the user computer. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
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59. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising a sequence of instructions, which when executed by one or more processors, cause performing steps of:
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in response to receiving input from a user at a user computer, retrieving an identification code of the user computer or object that the user computer is associated with; sending, by the user computer, search criteria to a server, the search criteria including at least the identification code of the user computer or object that the user computer is associated with; receiving, by the user computer, search results from the server, the search results including a description of merchandise of interest derived from the identification code of the user computer or the object that the user computer is associated with; displaying, by the user computer, the search results to a user on a display communicatively connected to the user computer. - View Dependent Claims (60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68)
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69. An apparatus of accessing information comprising:
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a device, at a user computer, that, in response to receiving input from a user, retrieves an identification code of the user computer or object that the user computer is associated with; a device, at a user computer, that sends search criteria to a server, the search criteria including at least the identification code of the user computer or the object that the user computer is associated with; a device, at a user computer, that receives search results from the server, the search results including a description of merchandise of interest derived from the identification code of the user computer or the object that the user computer is associated with; a device, at a user computer, that displays the search results to a user on a display communicatively connected to the user computer. - View Dependent Claims (70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78)
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79. A method of accessing information comprising:
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in response to receiving input from a user at a user computer, sending search criteria to a server, the search criteria including search terms for objects that the user is interested in; receiving, by the user computer, search results from the server, the search results including a description of merchandise of interest; retrieving, by the user computer, an identification code of the user computer or object that the user computer is associated with; filtering the search results using the identification code of the user computer or the object that the user computer is associated with; displaying, by the user computer, the filtered search results to a user on a display communicatively connected to the user computer. - View Dependent Claims (80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88)
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89. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising a sequence of instructions, which when executed by one or more processors, cause performing steps of:
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in response to receiving input from a user at a user computer, sending search criteria to a server, the search criteria including search terms for objects that the user is interested in; receiving, by the user computer, search results from the server, the search results including a description of merchandise of interest; retrieving, by the user computer, an identification code of the user computer or object that the user computer is associated with; filtering the search results using the identification code of the user computer or the object that the user computer is associated with; displaying, by the user computer, the filtered search results to a user on a display communicatively connected to the user computer. - View Dependent Claims (90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98)
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99. An apparatus of accessing information comprising:
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a device, at a user computer, that, in response to receiving input from a user at a user computer, sends search criteria to a server, the search criteria including search terms for objects that the user is interested in; a device, at a user computer, that receives search results from the server, the search results including a description of merchandise of interest; a device, at a user computer, that retrieves an identification code of the user computer or object that the user computer is associated with; a device, at a user computer, that filters the search results using the identification code of the user computer or the object that the user computer is associated with; a device, at a user computer, that displays the filtered search results to a user on a display communicatively connected to the user computer. - View Dependent Claims (100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108)
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