Method and system of shopping with a mobile device to purchase goods and/or services

• US 6,954,735 B1
• Filed: 10/01/1999
• Issued: 10/11/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 10/01/1999
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: RPX Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Jokela, Riitta, Oesch, Klaus, Aarnio, Ari, Saarikivi, Llari, Tanskanen, Erkki, Erola, Esa, Hautanen, Jukka, Ollikainen, Pekka, Djupsjobacka, Kimmo, Hameen-Anttila, Tapio
• Primary Examiner(s): Thomas, Joseph
• Assistant Examiner(s): Pass, Natalie
• Application Number:
  US09/410,978
• Time in Patent Office: 2,202 Days
• Field of Search: 705/25, 705/26, 705/27, 701/200, 701/201
• US Class Current: 705/26.8
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0633 Lists, e.g. purchase orders, compilation or processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0639 Item locations

Abstract

The invention is a method of facilitating shopping with a mobile device (12) to obtain a plurality of purchased goods and/or services from a group of vendors (14) located at a shopping location (16). The method of the invention includes communicating from the mobile device with at least one server a selection of the goods and/or services to be purchased by a user of the mobile device on or before the user shops at the shopping location; the at least one server, in response to information stored therein regarding vendors located at the shopping location and the goods or services offered by the vendors and the selection of the plurality of purchased goods and/or services to be purchased by the user, causes an identification of the vendors from which available selected goods or services may be purchased and the available selected goods or services to be transmitted to the mobile device; and the mobile device provides to the user an identification of the available selected goods and/or services to be purchased and an itinerary of the user setting forth at least a choice of an order in which the user visits the identified vendors to obtain the goods and/or services to be purchased which is a function of at least one profile of the user.

Claims

1. A method of facilitating shopping with a mobile device to obtain a plurality of at least one of purchased goods or services from a group of vendors located at a shopping location comprising:

communicating from the mobile device with at least one server a selection of at least one of the goods or the services to be purchased by a user of the mobile device on or before the user shops at the shopping location;

the at least one server, in response to information stored therein regarding vendors located at the shopping location and the at least one of the goods or the services offered by the vendors and the selection of the plurality of the at least one of the goods or the services to be purchased by the user, causes at least an identification of the vendors from which available selected goods or services may be purchased and the available selected at least one of the goods or the services to be transmitted to the mobile device; and

the mobile device provides to the user an identification of the available selected at least one of the goods or the services to be purchased and an itinerary of the user setting forth at least a choice of an order in which the user physically visits the identified vendors at the shopping location to obtain the at least one of the goods or the services to be purchased which itinerary is a function of at least one profile of the user.

2. A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein:

the at least one profile specifies that the itinerary is a shortest distance of travel between the identified vendors.

3. A method in accordance with claim 2 wherein:

the itinerary is displayed relative to a map of the shopping location.

4. A method in accordance with claim 3 wherein:

the map displays the location of the available products associated with a physical location of the available products within the shopping location.

5. A method in accordance with claim 2 wherein:

the at least one server, in response to the selection of the at least one of the goods or the services, causes a transmission of at least a physical location in the shopping location of at least some of the available at least one of the goods or the services to the mobile device.

6. A method in accordance with claim 5 wherein:

the at least one server, in response to the selection of the at least one of the goods or the services, causes additionally a transmission of a price of at least some of the available selected goods and/or services to the mobile device.

7. A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein:

the at least one profile specifies that the itinerary is a fastest itinerary of travel between the identified vendors.

8. A method in accordance with claim 7 wherein:

the itinerary is displayed relative to a map of the shopping location.

9. A method in accordance with claim 8 wherein:

the map displays the location of the available products associated with a physical location of the available products within the shopping location.

10. A method in accordance with claim 7 wherein:

the at least one server, in response to the selection of the at least one of the goods or the services, causes a transmission of at least a physical location in the shopping location of at least some of the available at least one of the goods or the services to the mobile device.

11. A method in accordance with claim 10 wherein:

the at least one server, in response to the selection of the at least one of the goods or the services, causes additionally a transmission of a price of at least some of the available selected goods and/or services to the mobile device.

12. A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein:

the at least one profile specifies that the itinerary provides a cheapest purchase price for at least some of the available selected goods or services.

13. A method in accordance with claim 12 wherein:

the itinerary is displayed relative to a map of the shopping location.

14. A method in accordance with claim 13 wherein:

the map displays the location of the available products associated with a physical location of the available products within the shopping location.

15. A method in accordance with claim 12 wherein:

the at least one server, in response to the selection of the at least one of the goods or the services, causes a transmission of at least a physical location in the shopping location of at least some of the available at least one of the goods or the services to the mobile device.

16. A method in accordance with claim 15 wherein:

the at least one server, in response to the selection of the at least one of the goods or the services, causes additionally a transmission of a price of at least some of the available selected goods and/or services to the mobile device.

17. A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein:

the itinerary is displayed relative to a map of the shopping location.

18. A method in accordance with claim 17 wherein:

the map displays the location of available products associated with a physical location of the available products within the shopping location.

19. A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein:

the mobile device places an order of purchase of at least some of the available selected at least one of the goods or the services through the at least one server.

20. A method in accordance with claim 19 wherein:

the at least one server stores information relating to the purchased at least one of the goods or the services.

21. A method in accordance with claim 20 wherein:

the stored information is a history of the user purchasing goods and/or services from the shopping location and/or the vendors therein.

22. A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein:

the at least one server, in response to the selection of the at least one of the goods or the services, causes a transmission of at least a physical location in the shopping location of at least some of the available at least one of the goods or the services to the mobile device.

23. A method in accordance with claim 22 wherein:

the at least one server, in response to the selection of the at least one of the goods or services, causes additionally a transmission of a price of at least some of the available selected goods and/or services to the mobile device.

24. A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein:

the mobile device is a mobile telephone terminal.

25. A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein:

the mobile device is an electronic book.

26. A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein:

the mobile device has an identification; and

the at least one server uses the identification to authenticate the user prior to transmission of the identified vendors and the available selected at least one of the goods the services.

27. A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein:

the at least one profile of the user is stored by the mobile device.

28. A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein:

the at least one server determines the itinerary and the itinerary is transmitted to the mobile device.

29. A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein:

the mobile device determines the itinerary.

30. A system facilitating shopping with a mobile device to obtain a plurality of at least one purchased goods or the services comprising:

a shopping location having a group of vendors;

at least one server which receives from the mobile device a selection of the at least one goods or the services to be purchased by a user of the mobile device on or before the user shops at the shopping location; and

wherein

the at least one server, in response to information stored therein regarding vendors located at the shopping location and the at least one of goods or the services offered by the vendors and the selection of the plurality of the at least one of goods or the services to be purchased by the user, causes at least an identification of the vendors from which available selected goods or services may be purchased and the available selected at least one of goods or the services to be transmitted to the mobile device; and

the mobile device provides to the user an identification of the available selected at least one of goods or the services to be purchased and an itinerary of the user setting forth at least a choice of an order in which the user physically visits the identified vendors at the shopping location to obtain the at least one of goods or the services to be purchased which is a function of at least one profile of the user.

31. A system in accordance with claim 30 wherein:

the itinerary is displayed relative to a map of the shopping location.

32. A system in accordance with claim 31 wherein:

the map displays the location of available products associated with a physical location of the available products within the shopping location.

33. A system in accordance with claim 30 wherein:

the mobile device places an order of purchase of at least some of the available selected at least one of goods or the services through the at least one server.

34. A system in accordance with claim 33 wherein:

the at least one server stores information relating to the purchased at least one of goods or the services.

35. A system in accordance with claim 34 wherein:

the stored information is a history of the user purchasing at least one of goods or the services from at least one of the vendors therein.

36. A system in accordance with claim 30 wherein:

the at least one server, in response to the selection of the at least one of goods or the services, causes a transmission of at least a physical location in the shopping location of at least some of the available at least one of goods or the services to the mobile device.

37. A system in accordance with claim 36 wherein:

the at least one server, in response to the selection of the at least one of goods or the services, causes additionally a transmission of a price of at least some of the available selected at least one of goods or the services to the mobile device.

38. A system in accordance with claim 30 wherein:

the mobile device is a mobile telephone terminal.

39. A system in accordance with claim 30 wherein:

the mobile device is an electronic book.

40. A system in accordance with claim 30 wherein:

the mobile device has an identification; and

the at least one server uses the identification to authenticate the user prior to transmission of the identified vendors and the available selected at least one of goods or the services.

41. A system in accordance with claim 30 wherein:

the at least one profile of the user is stored by the mobile device.

42. A system in accordance with claim 30 wherein:

the at least one server determines the itinerary and the itinerary is transmitted to the mobile device.

43. A system in accordance with claim 30 wherein:

the mobile device determines the itinerary.