METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MOBILE COMPARISON SHOPPING

• US 20130290145A1
• Filed: 03/21/2013
• Published: 10/31/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/27/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: NeoMedia Technologies Inc.
• Original Assignee: NeoMedia Technologies Inc.
• Inventors: Durst, Robert T. Jr.
• Application Number:
  US13/848,458
• Publication Number:
  US 20130290145A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/26.64
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0629 for generating comparisons

Abstract

A comparison shopping method comprising reading with a portable device a product code comprising a product identifier that identifies a product of interest located at a local store; transmitting the product identifier to a comparison shopping server computer; the comparison shopping server computer obtaining price information from a plurality of shopping server computers; the comparison shopping server computer determining the identity of the local store; the comparison shopping server requesting a local store server associated with the local store to provide a real-time offer for purchase of the product from the local store; the local store server computer calculating the real-time offer; the local store server computer sending the real-time offer to the comparison shopping server computer; and the comparison shopping server computer sending the price information from the plurality of shopping server computers and the real-time offer to the portable device.

Claims

1. A comparison shopping method comprising the steps of:

reading with a portable device a product code comprising a product identifier that identifies a product of interest located at a local store;

transmitting the product identifier to a comparison shopping server computer;

the comparison shopping server computer obtaining price information from a plurality of shopping server computers;

the comparison shopping server computer determining the identity of the local store;

the comparison shopping server requesting a local store server associated with the local store to provide a real-time offer for purchase of the product from the local store;

the local store server computer calculating a real-time offer for purchase of the product from the local store;

the local store server computer sending the real-time offer for purchase of the product from the local store to the comparison shopping server computer; and

the comparison shopping server computer sending the price information from the plurality of shopping server computers and the real-time offer for purchase of the product from the local store to the portable device.

2. A comparison shopping system comprising:

(a) a portable device programmed to;

read with a portable device a product code comprising a product identifier that identifies a product of interest located at a local store, and

transmit the product identifier to a comparison shopping server computer;

(b) a comparison shopping server computer programmed to;

obtain price information from a plurality of shopping server computers,

determine the identity of the local store, and

requesting a local store server associated with the local store to provide a real-time offer for purchase of the product from the local store; and

(c) a local store server computer programmed to;

calculate a real-time offer for purchase of the product from the local store, and

send the real-time offer for purchase of the product from the local store to the comparison shopping server computer; and

wherein the comparison shopping server computer is further programmed to send the price information from the plurality of shopping server computers and the real-time offer for purchase of the product from the local store to the portable device.