×

Electronic shopping system utilizing a program downloadable wireless videophone

  • US 6,512,919 B2
  • Filed: 03/30/1999
  • Issued: 01/28/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/14/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
First Claim
Patent Images

1. A program downloadable wireless videophone comprising:

  • a program memory for storing a downloaded transaction program;

    a program loader comprising a firmware memory, the firmware memory containing instructions for downloading the transaction program from a server into the program memory;

    a microprocessor for executing the instructions contained in the firmware memory of the program loader and for executing the downloaded transaction program stored in the program memory; and

    a digital camera in communication with the microprocessor, the digital camera being adapted to take pictures of visual images representing indicia of items to be purchased, the digital camera being further adapted to transmit visual image data associated with the acquired visual images to the server for indicating the items to be purchased.

View all claims
  • 2 Assignments
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×