LOCATING A PRODUCT OR A VENDER USING A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE
First Claim
1. A method of using a mobile communication device to locate a product or a vender within a shopping facility, the method comprising:
- receiving, via an input associated with the mobile communication device, a request to locate the product or the vender within the shopping facility;
in response to receiving the request, transmitting via a communications network the request from the mobile communication device to a remote computer system, wherein the remote computer system is configured to determine whether the product or the vender is located within the shopping facility, and, if the product or the vender is located within the shopping facility, the remote computer system is configured to determine a location of the product or the vender within the shopping facility; and
receiving at the mobile communication device from the remote computer system an indication of whether the product or vender is located within the shopping facility, and, if the product or the vender is located within the shopping facility, an indication of the location of the product or the vender within the shopping facility.
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Abstract
Systems and methods of using a mobile communication device to locate a product or a vender within a shopping facility. The method comprises receiving, via an input associated with the mobile communication device, a request to locate the product or the vender within the shopping facility, transmitting the request to a remote computer system, and receiving at the mobile communication device from the remote computer system an indication of whether the product or vender is located within the shopping facility, and, if the product or the vender is located within the shopping facility, an indication of the location of the product or the vender within the shopping facility. The remote computer system is configured to determine whether the product or the vender is located within the shopping facility and determine a location of the product or the vender within the shopping facility.
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Citations
20 Claims
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1. A method of using a mobile communication device to locate a product or a vender within a shopping facility, the method comprising:
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receiving, via an input associated with the mobile communication device, a request to locate the product or the vender within the shopping facility; in response to receiving the request, transmitting via a communications network the request from the mobile communication device to a remote computer system, wherein the remote computer system is configured to determine whether the product or the vender is located within the shopping facility, and, if the product or the vender is located within the shopping facility, the remote computer system is configured to determine a location of the product or the vender within the shopping facility; and receiving at the mobile communication device from the remote computer system an indication of whether the product or vender is located within the shopping facility, and, if the product or the vender is located within the shopping facility, an indication of the location of the product or the vender within the shopping facility. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A mobile communication device comprising:
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a communication module configured to communicate via a communication network; an input; and a processor in operative association with the communication module and the input, the processor configured to; receive via the input a request to locate a product or a vender within a shopping facility; in response to receiving the request, transmit via the communication module the request from the mobile communication device to a remote computer system, wherein the remote computer system is configured to determine whether the product or the vender is located within the shopping facility, and, if the product or the vender is located within the shopping facility, the remote computer system is configured to determine a location of the product or the vender within the shopping facility; and receive from the remote computer system via the communication module an indication of whether the product or vender is located within the shopping facility, and, if the product or the vender is located within the shopping facility, an indication of the location of the product or the vender within the shopping facility. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon, the instructions comprising:
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instructions for receiving, via an input associated with a mobile communication device, a request to locate a product or a vender within a shopping facility; instructions for, in response to receiving the request, transmitting via a communication network the request from the mobile communication device to a remote computer system, wherein the remote computer system is configured to determine whether the product or the vender is located within the shopping facility, and, if the product or the vender is located within the shopping facility, the remote computer system is configured to determine a location of the product or the vender within the shopping facility; and instructions for receiving at the mobile communication device from the remote computer system an indication of whether the product or vender is located within the shopping facility, and, if the product or the vender is located within the shopping facility, an indication of the location of the product or the vender within the shopping facility.
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