Systems and methods for price searching via a mobile device reading display screen graphics
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1. A computer implemented method for purchasing a product comprising:
- using a processor in a system including at least one subsystem having a computing device with the processor and memory for storing executable instructions that are executable by the processor to perform;
comparing, with the processor, price information of products determined to be similar, at least one of said products'"'"' price and product identification having been electronically read off of a display screen via an optical scanner of a mobile device and communicated from the mobile device;
selecting, with the processor, a product that is simultaneously offered for sale and based upon whether the product'"'"'s price falls within a predetermined price difference percentage range compared to the price of the product simultaneously offered for sale whose price and product identification were electronically read by and communicated from the mobile device and based upon whether the product whose price falls within the range of price difference is available immediately or is on back-order and based upon a distance between a current location of the mobile device and the product; and
automatically placing a purchase, with the processor, communicated from the mobile device for the selected product based upon a calculation including factors of least cost and least time to obtain the product performed using a comparison of the product prices falling within the predetermined price difference percentage range, the product availability, and the distance between the current location of the mobile device and the product, wherein the least cost includes an estimated shipping cost or an estimated gas usage cost that is based on the distance between the current location of the mobile device and the selected product, and wherein the least time includes a time to travel the distance between the current location of the mobile device and the selected product and a time to receive the product based on whether the product is available immediately or is on back-order.
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Abstract
Price searching via a mobile device reading display screen graphics is provided. A system for obtaining pricing information comprises at least one subsystem that electronically reads a price of a product using a mobile device scanning a display screen, at least one subsystem that searches for other available products and price data to compare to the electronically read price and product data, at least one subsystem that compares the price data of the other products to the electronically read price data, and at least one subsystem that presents purchase options based upon results of the comparison of the price and product data.
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1. A computer implemented method for purchasing a product comprising:
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using a processor in a system including at least one subsystem having a computing device with the processor and memory for storing executable instructions that are executable by the processor to perform; comparing, with the processor, price information of products determined to be similar, at least one of said products'"'"' price and product identification having been electronically read off of a display screen via an optical scanner of a mobile device and communicated from the mobile device; selecting, with the processor, a product that is simultaneously offered for sale and based upon whether the product'"'"'s price falls within a predetermined price difference percentage range compared to the price of the product simultaneously offered for sale whose price and product identification were electronically read by and communicated from the mobile device and based upon whether the product whose price falls within the range of price difference is available immediately or is on back-order and based upon a distance between a current location of the mobile device and the product; and automatically placing a purchase, with the processor, communicated from the mobile device for the selected product based upon a calculation including factors of least cost and least time to obtain the product performed using a comparison of the product prices falling within the predetermined price difference percentage range, the product availability, and the distance between the current location of the mobile device and the product, wherein the least cost includes an estimated shipping cost or an estimated gas usage cost that is based on the distance between the current location of the mobile device and the selected product, and wherein the least time includes a time to travel the distance between the current location of the mobile device and the selected product and a time to receive the product based on whether the product is available immediately or is on back-order. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A computer-readable medium comprising computer-readable instructions for purchasing a product, said computer-readable instructions comprising instructions for:
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comparing price information of products determined to be similar, at least one of said products'"'"' price and product identification having been electronically read off of a display screen via an optical scanner of a mobile device and communicated from the mobile device; selecting a product that is simultaneously offered for sale and based upon whether the product'"'"'s price falls within a predetermined price difference percentage range compared to the price of the product whose price and product identification were electronically read by and communicated from the mobile device and based upon whether the product whose price falls within the range of price difference is available immediately or is on back-order and based upon a distance between a current location of the mobile device and the product; and automatically placing a purchase communicated from the mobile device for the selected product based upon a calculation including factors of least cost and least time to obtain the product performed using a comparison of the product prices falling within the predetermined price difference percentage range, the product availability, and the distance between the current location of the mobile device and the product, wherein the least cost includes an estimated shipping cost or an estimated gas usage cost that is based on the distance between the current location of the mobile device and the product, and wherein the least time includes a time to travel the distance between the current location of the mobile device and the selected product or a time to receive the product based on whether the product is available immediately or is on back-order. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for purchasing a product comprising:
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at least one subsystem that compares price information of products determined to be similar, at least one of said products'"'"' price and product identification having been electronically read off of a display screen via an optical scanner of a mobile device and communicated from the mobile device; at least one subsystem that selects a product that is simultaneously offered for sale and based upon whether the product'"'"'s price falls within a predetermined price difference percentage range compared to the price of the product whose price and product identification were electronically read by and communicated from the mobile device and based upon whether the product whose price falls within the range of price difference is available immediately or is on back-order and based upon a distance between a current location of the mobile device and the product; and at least one subsystem that automatically places a purchase communicated from the mobile device for the selected product based upon a calculation including factors of least cost and least time to obtain the product performed using a comparison of the product prices falling within the predetermined price difference percentage range, the product availability, and the distance between the current location of the mobile device and the product, wherein the least cost includes an estimated shipping cost or an estimated gas usage cost that is based on the distance between the current location of the mobile device and the product, and wherein the least time includes a time to travel the distance between the current location of the mobile device and the selected product and a time to receive the product based on whether the product is available immediately or is on back-order. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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