Method for pricing items
First Claim
1. A computer implemented method for real time pricing of items, the computer implemented method comprising:
- responsive to receiving a request to price an item from a mobile client, identifying a physical location of the mobile client to form an identified location;
querying by a data processing system a set of information sources for pricing information for the item offered by vendors physically located within a selected distance of the identified location, wherein each vendor sets a vendor-specific price for the item to be provided to the mobile client, and wherein a particular one of the vendors has specified a subset of other ones of the vendors that the particular one of the vendors wants to compete against by offering a lower price for the item than the vendor-specific price set by the other ones of the vendors when the mobile client is physically located in one of the other ones of the vendors when the mobile client performs the querying step; and
responsive to receiving a result from querying the set of information sources, sending the result to the mobile client.
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Abstract
A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program code are provided for real time pricing of items by a customer located in a store. A customer sends a request to price an item using a mobile device to a Web service server. The Web service server identifies the customer'"'"'s location and queries a set of information sources for prices from several vendors within a selected distance of the customer'"'"'s location. The Web service server may include price information for items comparable to the item requested by the customer. The Web service server applies competitive rules defined by a vendor to determine pricing for the item from that vendor. The Web service server may also create special price quotes based on the verified location and identity of the customer. The Web service server sends the result to the customer and enables a real time purchase from the result displayed on the mobile device.
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15 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method for real time pricing of items, the computer implemented method comprising:
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responsive to receiving a request to price an item from a mobile client, identifying a physical location of the mobile client to form an identified location; querying by a data processing system a set of information sources for pricing information for the item offered by vendors physically located within a selected distance of the identified location, wherein each vendor sets a vendor-specific price for the item to be provided to the mobile client, and wherein a particular one of the vendors has specified a subset of other ones of the vendors that the particular one of the vendors wants to compete against by offering a lower price for the item than the vendor-specific price set by the other ones of the vendors when the mobile client is physically located in one of the other ones of the vendors when the mobile client performs the querying step; and responsive to receiving a result from querying the set of information sources, sending the result to the mobile client. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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