Personal intercommunication purchase and fulfillment system
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1. An electronic system for purchasing an item, the system having at least one home station and at least one remote device comprising:
- means for entering an item code into the remote device representing the item to be purchased;
first transmitting means for transmitting from the remote device to the home station the item code as a signal;
first receiving means associated with the home station for receiving the signal from the remote device;
second transmitting means for transmitting from the home station to the remote device a home confirmation signal of the receipt of the signal from the remote device;
second receiving means within the remote device for receiving the home confirmation signal from the home station;
alarm means associated with the remote device acknowledging receipt of the home confirmation signal;
means associated with the remote device for displaying a message comprised of either the item code or the home confirmation signal; and
,third transmitting means for transmitting from the remote device to the home station a remote confirmation signal.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an electronic system for purchasing an item where the system has at least one home station and at least one remote device (56). More particularly, the present invention is directed to a method or means for purchasing the item by entering a code into the remote device (56). The remote device (56) of the present invention is in the form of a pager and/or a radio.
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1. An electronic system for purchasing an item, the system having at least one home station and at least one remote device comprising:
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means for entering an item code into the remote device representing the item to be purchased; first transmitting means for transmitting from the remote device to the home station the item code as a signal; first receiving means associated with the home station for receiving the signal from the remote device; second transmitting means for transmitting from the home station to the remote device a home confirmation signal of the receipt of the signal from the remote device; second receiving means within the remote device for receiving the home confirmation signal from the home station; alarm means associated with the remote device acknowledging receipt of the home confirmation signal; means associated with the remote device for displaying a message comprised of either the item code or the home confirmation signal; and
,third transmitting means for transmitting from the remote device to the home station a remote confirmation signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A remote device for an electronic system for purchasing an item from at least one home station comprising:
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means for entering an item code into the remote device representing the item to be purchased; first transmitting means for transmitting from the remote device to the home station the item code as a signal; first receiving means within the remote device for receiving either a home confirmation signal from the home station or a pager message; alarm means associated with the remote device acknowledging receipt of either the home confirmation signal or the pager message; means associated with the remote device for displaying information representing either the item code, the home confirmation signal or the pager message; and
,second transmitting means for transmitting from the remote device to the home station a remote confirmation signal. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An electronic system fox purchasing either an item containing recorded music playing on a radio signal at a specific frequency, or an item advertised on the radio signal at the frequency, the electronic system having at least one home station and at least one remote device comprising:
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first receiving means within the remote device for receiving the radio signal; first transmitting means for transmitting the radio signal from the remote device to a speaker; means for entering the frequency of the radio signal into the remote device; second transmitting means for transmitting from the remote device to the home station the frequency as a signal; second receiving means associated with the home station for receiving the signal from the remote device; means associated with the home station for locating the item containing either the recorded music playing on the radio signal or the item advertised on the radio signal; means associated with the home station for ordering the item containing either the recorded music playing on the radio signal or the item advertised on the radio signal; third transmitting means for transmitting from the home station to the remote device a home confirmation signal of the receipt of the signal from the remote device; third receiving means within the remote device for receiving the home confirmation signal from the home station; alarm means associated with the remote device acknowledging receipt of the home confirmation signal; fourth transmitting means for transmitting from the remote device to the home station a remote confirmation signal; and means associated with the remote device for displaying a message comprised of either the frequency or the home confirmation signal. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of purchasing an item using an electronic system having at least one home station and at least one remote device comprising the steps of:
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entering an item code into the remote device representing the item to be purchased; transmitting from the remote device to the home station the item code as a signal; receiving the signal at the home station from the remote device; transmitting from the home station to the remote device a home confirmation signal of the receipt of the signal from the remote device; receiving the home confirmation signal at the remote device from the home station; acknowledging receipt of the home confirmation signal at the remote device; displaying a message at the remote device comprised of either the item code or the home confirmation signal; and
,transmitting from the remote device to the home station a remote confirmation signal. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method of purchasing an item from a radio signal at a specific frequency where the radio signal contains either recorded music or an adversement, the method using an electronic system having at least one home station and at least one remote device comprising the steps of:
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receiving the radio signal into the remote device; transmitting the radio signal from the remote device to a speaker; entering the frequency of the radio signal into the remote device; transmitting from the remote device to the home station the frequency as a signal; receiving the signal at the home station from the remote device; locating at the home station the item containing either the recorded music playing on the radio signal or the item advertised on the radio signal; ordering at the home station the item containing either the recorded music playing on the radio signal or the item advertised on the radio signal; transmitting from the home station to the remote device a home confirmation signal of the receipt of the signal from the remote device; receiving into the remote device the home confirmation signal from the home station; acknowledging receipt of the home confirmation signal with the remote device; transmitting from the remote device to the home station remote confirmation signal; and
,displaying with the remote device a message comprised of either the frequency or the home confirmation signal.
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