PRODUCT INFORMATION, VENDOR REFERRAL, AND PURCHASE BASED ON SCANNED INDICIA
First Claim
1. A method for providing vendor information to a user, the method comprising:
- scanning, by a mobile device, an indicia to retrieve a product identifier;
sending, by the mobile device, a first message comprising a location of the mobile device and the product identifier to a server remote from the mobile device;
determining, by the server, a vendor from a list of vendors that supply a product associated with the product identifier and whose location corresponds with the location of the mobile device in response to the first message; and
sending, by the server, a second message comprising vendor information of the determined vendor to the mobile device.
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Abstract
A method for providing vendor information to a consumer includes scanning, by a mobile device, an indicia to retrieve a product identifier, sending, by the mobile device, a first message including a location of the mobile device and the product identifier to a computer server remote from the mobile device, determining, by the computer server, a vendor from a list of vendors that supply a product associated with the product identifier and whose location corresponds with the location of the mobile device in response to the first message, and sending, by the computer server, a second message including vendor information of the determined vendor to the mobile device.
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27 Claims
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1. A method for providing vendor information to a user, the method comprising:
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scanning, by a mobile device, an indicia to retrieve a product identifier; sending, by the mobile device, a first message comprising a location of the mobile device and the product identifier to a server remote from the mobile device; determining, by the server, a vendor from a list of vendors that supply a product associated with the product identifier and whose location corresponds with the location of the mobile device in response to the first message; and sending, by the server, a second message comprising vendor information of the determined vendor to the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for purchasing a product, the method comprising:
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scanning, by a mobile consumer device, a product tag to retrieve a product identifier; sending, by the mobile consumer device, a first message to a server, wherein the first message comprises the product identifier and consumer information; sending, by the server, a second message including the product identifier and billing information from the consumer information, to a supplier device to initiate a purchase of a product associated with the product identifier; and sending, by the server, a third message to the consumer device that acknowledges a purchase of the product, wherein the consumer and supplier devices are remote from the server.
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22. A server for recordation and exchange of information, the server comprising:
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a memory storing an interface application and a database formatted to store a record comprising a product identifier and a location; a processor configured to execute the interface application; a network adaptor configured to communicate over an electronic network; a first portal maintained by the interface application and configured to communicate with a supplier application executing on an external supplier device; and a second portal maintained by the interface application and configured to communicate with a consumer application executing on an external consumer mobile device, wherein the interface application stores the product identifier and the location in the record in response to a message received via the second portal that includes the product identifier and the location, and wherein the interface application sends information of the record to the supplier application via the first portal. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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