Method and system for providing purchasing on a wireless device

• US 7,895,084 B2
• Filed: 05/15/2008
• Issued: 02/22/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 05/15/2008
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Newscycle Mobile Incorporated
• Original Assignee: DoApp Incorporated (Naviga Inc.)
• Inventors: Beavers, Wade, Sriver, Joe
• Primary Examiner(s): Dunham; Jason B
• Assistant Examiner(s): STOPP, COURTNEY L
• Application Number:
  US12/121,652
• Publication Number:
  US 20090287581A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,013 Days
• Field of Search: 705/26, 705/27
• US Class Current: 705/26.8
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/5838 using colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0633 Lists, e.g. purchase orders, compilation or processing

Abstract

A method and system for processing purchases from a wireless device. The method includes, responsive to a search command received from the wireless device, executing a search in a retailer database. The method includes transmitting a search result to the wireless device for display. The method includes, responsive to a purchase command received from the wireless device, processing a sales transaction with a selected retailer.

Claims

1. A method for processing purchases from a wireless device, comprising:

responsive to a search command received from the wireless device, executing a search in a retailer database to generate a set of search results, wherein each search result is associated with a retailer location and a product price;

receiving a local price wherein the local price is at least one of;

detected by the wireless device and inputted by a wireless device user

receiving a current wireless device current position from a wireless device location determining module at a server computer;

computing, by the server computer, a distance from the wireless device current position to a retailer location associated with a search result;

computing, by the server computer, a price savings from the local price and the product price associated with at least one of the search results;

filtering the search results with a weighted relevance function based on the distance and the price savings associated with each search result;

transmitting the filtered search results to the wireless device for display; and

responsive to a purchase command received from the wireless device, processing a sales transaction with a selected retailer selected from the filtered search results, wherein the selected retailer is geographically remote from the wireless device current position.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the sales transaction is for a product.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a member identifier from the wireless device along with the search command and the purchase command.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the sales transaction is completed with member information associated with the member identifier.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the search command includes at least one of:

a user speech sample, a product photograph, a product name, a Universal Product Code, and a machine-readable code scanned by the wireless device.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the retailer database includes nearby brick-and-mortar stores and online stores.

7. A system for processing purchases from a wireless device, comprising:

a memory storing retailer database; and

a server in communication with the memory and a wireless device, the server configured to

responsive to a search command received from the wireless device, executing a search in a retailer database to generate a set of search results, wherein each search result is associated with a retailer location and a product price;

receive a local price wherein the local price is at least one of;

detected by the wireless device and inputted by a wireless device user

receive a current wireless device current position from a wireless device location determining module;

computing a distance from the wireless device current position to a retailer location associated with a search result;

computing a price savings from the local price and the product price associated with at least one of the search results;

filter the search results with a weighted relevance function based on the distance and the price savings associated with each search result;

transmit the filtered search results to the wireless device for display; and

responsive to a purchase command received from the wireless device, processing a sales transaction with a selected retailer selected from the filtered search results, wherein the selected retailer is geographically remote from the wireless device current position.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the sales transaction is for a product.

9. The system of claim 7, the server further configured to receive a member identifier from the wireless device along with the search command and the purchase command.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the sales transaction is completed with member information associated with the member identifier.

11. The system of claim 7, wherein the search command includes at least one of:

a user speech sample, a product photograph, a product name, a Universal Product Code, and a machine-readable code scanned by the wireless device.

12. The system of claim 7, wherein the retailer database includes nearby brick-and-mortar stores and online stores.

13. A computer-readable storage medium including instructions adapted to execute a method for processing purchases from a wireless device, the method comprising:

responsive to a search command received from the wireless device, executing a search in a retailer database to generate a set of search results, wherein each search result is associated with a retailer location and a product price;

receiving a local price wherein the local price is at least one of;

detected by the wireless device and inputted by a wireless device user

receiving a current wireless device current position from a wireless device location determining module at a server computer;

computing, by the server computer, a distance from the wireless device current position to a retailer location associated with a search result;

computing, by the server computer, a price savings from the local price and the product price associated with at least one of the search results;

filtering the search results with a weighted relevance function based on the distance and the price savings associated with each search result;

transmitting the filtered search results to the wireless device for display; and

responsive to a purchase command received from the wireless device, processing a sales transaction with a selected retailer selected from the filtered search results, wherein the selected retailer is geographically remote from the wireless device current position.

14. The medium of claim 13, wherein the sales transaction is for a product.

15. The medium of claim 13, the method further comprising:

receiving a member identifier from the wireless device along with the search command and the purchase command, wherein the sales transaction is completed with member information associated with the member identifier.

16. The medium of claim 13, wherein the search command includes at least one of:

a user speech sample, a product photograph, a product name, a Universal Product Code, and a machine-readable code scanned by the wireless device.

17. The medium of claim 13, wherein the retailer database includes nearby brick-and- mortar stores and online stores.

18. A method for processing purchases from a wireless device, comprising:

responsive to a search command received from the wireless device, executing a search in a retailer database to generate a set of search results, wherein the search command includes a product photograph and the search is based on the product photograph, and each search result is associated with a retailer location and a product price;

receiving a local price wherein the local price is at least one of;

detected by the wireless device and inputted by a wireless device user

receiving a current wireless device current position from a wireless device location determining module at a server computer;

computing, by the server computer, a distance from the wireless device current position to a retailer location associated with a search result;

computing, by the server computer, a price savings from the local price and the product price associated with at least one of the search results;

filtering the search results with a weighted relevance function based on the distance and the price savings associated with each search result, wherein search results with a weighted relevance score below a predetermined threshold are discarded;

transmitting the filtered search results to the wireless device for display; and

responsive to a purchase command received from the wireless device, processing a sales transaction with a selected retailer selected from the filtered search results, wherein the selected retailer is geographically remote from the wireless device current position.