APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ENHANCED IN-STORE SHOPPING SERVICES USING MOBILE DEVICE
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1. A method for providing onsite customer assistance, comprising:
- receiving a help-related message from a customer; and
determining whether to dispatch help to the customer based on the help-related message and a customer profile corresponding to the customer.
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Abstract
Apparatus and methods are provided for offering shopping assistance tools. The tools may be used by developers to create enhanced in-store customer shopping applications. The shopping assistance tools provide in-store navigation, customer assistance, and inventory management services.
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1. A method for providing onsite customer assistance, comprising:
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receiving a help-related message from a customer; and determining whether to dispatch help to the customer based on the help-related message and a customer profile corresponding to the customer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A computer program product, comprising:
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a computer-readable medium, comprising; a first set of instructions for causing a computer to receive a help-related message from a customer; and a second set of instructions for causing the computer to determine whether to dispatch help to the customer based on the help-related message and a customer profile corresponding to the customer.
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25. An apparatus comprising:
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means for receiving a help-related message from a customer; and means for determining whether to dispatch help to the customer based on the help-related message and a customer profile corresponding to the customer.
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26. An apparatus for providing shopping assistance, comprising:
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at least one processor configured to receive a help-related message from a customer and to determine whether to dispatch help to the customer based on the help-related message and a customer profile corresponding to the customer; and a memory coupled to the at least one processor. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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