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Social networking interactive shopping system

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  • US 7,974,889 B2
  • Filed: 10/19/2007
  • Issued: 07/05/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/19/2007
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A real time social networking interactive shopping system adapted for use while the customer is physically located in a store, comprising:

  • a portable wireless user interface, the portable wireless user interface being configured for use by a store customer when shopping;

    at least one merchant server configured to conduct a market survey in real time of the actual purchases while shopping, the merchant server further configured to store;

    real time advertising promotions, security, social networking services;

    a web server application;

    a quantitative prediction modeling system that predicts real time behavior of the customer based upon historical and real time data and purchases;

    a predictive response marketing/advertising system that targets real time advertising messages to the customer based on a predicted customer response to the real time advertising messages, wherein the predictive response includes a real time proximity broadcasting based on actual purchases and location of the customer in the store; and

    payment application software,the merchant server being in operable communication with the portable wireless user interface, wherein the portable wireless user interface displays a display page having content from which the customer selects and purchases the store items, the display page being established by the web server, the web server being in operable communication with the social networking services to determine the display page content that is customizable by the store customer; and

    at least one stored database having information associated with items for sale at the store, the at least one stored database being in operable communication with the at least one merchant server, wherein using the portable wireless user interface, the store customer purchases user selected store items thereby obviating the necessity for travel through a store check-out line.

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