Method and apparatus for performing a transaction without the use of spoken communication between the transaction parties
First Claim
1. A method for enabling communication between first and second parties comprising the steps of:
- providing an electronic device adapted to display at least one digital transactional flash card from a plurality of transactional flash cards stored in a memory comprising a first text understandable to the first party and a second text understandable to the second party and an image, wherein both texts describe the image;
selecting at least one digital transactional flash card from the memory;
displaying the at least one digital transactional flash card; and
communicating, by the first party, the at least one transactional flash card to the second party,wherein a user profile including digital transactional flash card data created by the first party is stored in the memory, andwherein the electronic device further comprises a navigational system comprising a plurality of cross-linked pages that allow the first party to select the stored flash cards from a plurality of cross-referenced groups.
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Abstract
An electronic device capable of displaying a computer application that allows the use of a method for performing a transaction without the use of spoken communication is disclosed. The method consists of providing at least one digital, transactional flash card displayed on the electronic device having information about the transaction and the transaction goal displayed on it, in text understandable to the user and different text understandable to the party from whom the user wishes to purchase goods or services. The digital, transactional flash cards can have inquiries about price, payment methods, or shipping terms. Also disclosed are the navigational interface for the software application and different display methods.
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17 Claims
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1. A method for enabling communication between first and second parties comprising the steps of:
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providing an electronic device adapted to display at least one digital transactional flash card from a plurality of transactional flash cards stored in a memory comprising a first text understandable to the first party and a second text understandable to the second party and an image, wherein both texts describe the image; selecting at least one digital transactional flash card from the memory; displaying the at least one digital transactional flash card; and communicating, by the first party, the at least one transactional flash card to the second party, wherein a user profile including digital transactional flash card data created by the first party is stored in the memory, and wherein the electronic device further comprises a navigational system comprising a plurality of cross-linked pages that allow the first party to select the stored flash cards from a plurality of cross-referenced groups. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of enabling communication between first and second parties, comprising the steps of:
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providing a first electronic device having a display, the device adapted to store a plurality of digital transactional flash cards in a memory so that at least one flash card may be viewed on the display; selecting at least one digital transactional flash card from the memory; displaying the at least one digital transactional flash card comprising a first text understandable to the first party and a second text understandable to the second party and an image, wherein both texts describe the image; and providing the second party with a second electronic device having a display, the device adapted to receive through wireless or wired transmission from the first party a list comprising at least one digital transactional flash card that may be viewed on the display of the second electronic device, wherein at least one of the first and second electronic devices has a user profile which includes digital transactional flash card data stored in the memory, and wherein the electronic device further comprises a navigational system comprising a plurality of cross-linked pages that allow the first party to select the stored flash cards from a plurality of cross-referenced groups. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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