TRANSIENT MARKET RESOURCE LOCATOR

• US 20130067079A1
• Filed: 09/09/2011
• Published: 03/14/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/09/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Walid Mourtada
• Original Assignee: Walid Mourtada
• Inventors: Mourtada, Walid
• Granted Patent: US 8,880,593 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/225
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 15/173 using an interconnection network, e.g. matrix, shuffle, pyramid, star, snowflake
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/00 Commerce
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/53 using third party service providers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34

Abstract

Technologies and implementations for locating transient transaction resources are generally disclosed.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving an indication to locate a transaction resource;

responsive to the received indication, transmitting a request to locate the transaction resource to a transaction resource facilitator; and

receiving a proximate geographic location information of the transaction resource, the received proximate geographic location information of the transaction resource based, at least in part, on a geographic location information of an origination of the request and a predetermined time span corresponding to the transaction resource.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising displaying the received proximate geographic location information of the transaction resource on a display device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the indication comprises receiving an indication via a user interface.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein transmitting the request comprises transmitting a request to locate the transaction resource along with geographic location information of the origination of the request.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein transmitting the request to locate the transaction resource along with geographic location information comprises transmitting global positioning system (GPS) information of the origination of the request.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising;

receiving relational data corresponding to the transaction resource locator;

transmitting the relational data to the transaction resource locator; and

receiving a more accurate geographic location information of the transaction resource along with detailed information of the transaction resource.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the relational data comprises at least one of a login with password, restricted monetary equivalent information, or credit card information.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the proximate geographic location information comprises receiving a proximate geographic location information having an error message to facilitate indication that a geographic location of the origination of the request is outside of a predetermined geographic area.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the predetermined geographic area comprises a geographic area based, at least in part, on the transaction resource.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein receiving the proximate geographic location information comprises receiving a proximate geographic location information having an error message to facilitate indication that a transaction resource is unavailable during a predetermined time span.

11. A method comprising:

receiving a request to locate a transaction resource, the request including geographic location information of an origination of the request;

determining if the geographic location information is within a predetermined geographic location based, at least in part, on the transaction resource;

if it is determined that the geographic location information is within the predetermined geographic area, determining if the received request is within a predetermined time span based, at least in part, on the transaction resource; and

if it is determined that the received request is within the predetermined time span, transmitting a proximate geographic location information of the transaction resource to the origination of the request.

12. The method of claim 11 further comprising:

determining if relational data corresponding to the origination of the request is received; and

if it is determined that relational data is received, transmitting a more accurate geographic location information of the transaction resource along with detailed information of the transaction resource.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the relational data comprises at least one of a login with password, restricted monetary equivalent information, or credit card information.

14. The method of claim 11 further comprising:

if it is determined that the received geographic location information is not within the predetermined geographic area, transmitting a proximate geographic location information having an error message to facilitate indication that the geographic location of the origination of the request is outside the predetermined geographic location based, at least in part, on the transaction resource.

15. The method of claim 11 further comprising:

if it is determined that the received request is not within the predetermined time span, transmitting a proximate geographic location information having an error message to facilitate indication that the transaction resource is unavailable based, at least in part, on the transaction resource.

16. An apparatus comprising:

a user interface module;

a global positioning system (GPS) module;

a transmitter module;

a receiver module;

a display device;

a processor communicatively coupled to the user interface module, the GPS module, the transmitter module, the receiver module, and the display device; and

a signal bearing medium comprises machine-readable instructions stored thereon, which, if executed by the processor, operatively enable a computing device to receive an indication to locate a transaction resource, responsive to the received indication, transmit a request to locate the transaction resource to a transaction resource facilitator, and receive a proximate geographic location of the transaction resource, the received proximate geographic location information of the transaction resource based, at least in part, on a geographic location of an origination of the request and a predetermined time span corresponding to the transaction resource.

17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the signal bearing medium comprises a signal bearing medium comprising machine-readable instructions stored thereon, which, if executed by the processor, operatively enable a computing device to display the received proximate geographic location information of the transaction resource on a display device.

18. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the signal bearing medium comprises a signal bearing medium comprising machine-readable instructions stored thereon, which, if executed by the processor, operatively enable a computing device to receive the indication via the user interface.

19. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the signal bearing medium comprises a signal bearing medium comprising machine-readable instructions stored thereon, which, if executed by the processor, operatively enable a computing device to transmit a request to locate the transaction resource along with geographic location information of the apparatus.

20. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the signal bearing medium comprises a signal bearing medium comprising machine-readable instructions stored thereon, which, if executed by the processor, operatively enable a computing device to transmit global positioning system (GPS) information of an origination of the request.

21. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the signal bearing medium comprises a signal bearing medium comprising machine-readable instructions stored thereon, which, if executed by the processor, operatively enable a computing device to receive relational data corresponding to the transaction resource locator, transmit the relational data to the transaction resource locator, and receive a more accurate geographic location information of the transaction resource along with detailed information of the transaction resource.

22. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the signal bearing medium comprises a signal bearing medium comprising machine-readable instructions stored thereon, which, if executed by the processor, operatively enable a computing device to transmit relational data comprising at least one of a login with password, restricted monetary equivalent information, or credit card information.

23. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the signal bearing medium comprises a signal bearing medium comprising machine-readable instructions stored thereon, which, if executed by the processor, operatively enable a computing device to receive a proximate geographic location information having an error message to facilitate indication that a geographic location of the apparatus is outside of a predetermined geographic area.

24. The mobile device of claim 23, wherein the signal bearing medium comprises a signal bearing medium comprising machine-readable instructions stored thereon, which, if executed by the processor, operatively enable a computing device to receive a predetermined geographic area comprising a geographic area based, at least in part, on the transaction resource.

25. The mobile device of claim 23, wherein the signal bearing medium comprises a signal bearing medium comprising machine-readable instructions stored thereon, which, if executed by the processor, operatively enable a computing device to receive a proximate geographic location information comprising a proximate geographic location information having an error message to facilitate indication that a transaction resource is unavailable during a predetermined time span.

26. An apparatus comprising:

a receiver module;

a transmitter module;

a processor communicatively coupled to the receiver module and the transmitter module; and

a signal bearing medium comprising machine-readable instruction stored thereon, which, if executed by the processor, operatively enable a computing device to receive a request to locate a transaction resource, the request including geographic location information of an origination of the request, determine if the geographic location information is within a predetermined geographic location based, at least in part, on the transaction resource, if it is determined that the geographic location information is within the predetermined geographic area, determine if the received request is within a predetermined time span based, at least in part, on the transaction resource, and if it is determined that the received request is within the predetermined time span, transmit a proximate geographic location information of the transaction resource to the origination of the request.

27. The apparatus of claim 26, wherein the signal bearing medium comprises a signal bearing medium comprising machine-readable instructions stored thereon, which, if executed by the processor, operatively enable a computing device to determine if relational data corresponding to the apparatus is received, and if it is determined that relational data is received, transmit a more accurate geographic location information of the transaction resource along with detailed information of the transaction resource.

28. The apparatus of claim 27, wherein the signal bearing medium comprises a signal bearing medium comprising machine-readable instructions stored thereon, which, if executed by the processor, operatively enable a computing device to determine if relational data comprising at least one of a login with password, restricted monetary equivalent information, or credit card information is received.

29. The apparatus of claim 26, wherein the signal bearing medium comprises a signal bearing medium comprising machine-readable instructions stored thereon, which, if executed by the processor, operatively enable a computing device to, if it is determined that the received geographic location information is not within the predetermined geographic area, transmit a proximate geographic location information having an error message to facilitate indication that the geographic location of the origination of the request is outside the predetermined geographic location based, at least in part, on the transaction resource.

30. The apparatus of claim 26, wherein the signal bearing medium comprises a signal bearing medium comprising machine-readable instructions stored thereon, which, if executed by the processor, operatively enable a computing device to, if it is determined that the received request is not within the predetermined time span, transmit a proximate geographic location information having an error message to facilitate indication that the transaction resource is unavailable based, at least in part, on the transaction resource.