List-based selection system and methods for using the same
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1. A system for enabling a user to locate and select one or more items within a geographic area from a list, comprising:
- a computer system including a database of items within the geographic area, the database of items including one or more available items determined based on availability information of the one or more items, the computer system further including a location within the geographic area for each of the one or more available items; and
an input/output system providing communication between the computer system and a portable computer containing the list, the computer system receiving the list from the portable computer through the input/output system and indicating to the portable computer a location of a first available item among the one or more available items and a location of one or more additional available items among the one or more available items, the portable computer indicating to the user the location of the first available item and indicating to the user the location of the one or more additional available items once a status state for one or more previous available items on the list has been received from the user.
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Abstract
A system and methods for enabling a user to create a list of items on a portable computing device, to communicate with external devices to locate each of the items available on the list within a geographically limited area, to provide users with visual or aural cues as to the location of items on the list, to progress through the list of items as each item is selected or rejected, and providing discounts toward, information about, or alternatives to the available items on the list.
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1. A system for enabling a user to locate and select one or more items within a geographic area from a list, comprising:
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a computer system including a database of items within the geographic area, the database of items including one or more available items determined based on availability information of the one or more items, the computer system further including a location within the geographic area for each of the one or more available items; and an input/output system providing communication between the computer system and a portable computer containing the list, the computer system receiving the list from the portable computer through the input/output system and indicating to the portable computer a location of a first available item among the one or more available items and a location of one or more additional available items among the one or more available items, the portable computer indicating to the user the location of the first available item and indicating to the user the location of the one or more additional available items once a status state for one or more previous available items on the list has been received from the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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- 18. A portable selection system for enabling a user to locate and select one or more items from a list, comprising a portable computer including a memory for storing the list, a display for displaying the list to the user, a processor, and an input/output system for communicating with a computer system including a database of items, the portable computer sending the list to the computer system and receiving from the computer system a location for each of one or more available items among the one or more items on the list, the one or more available items determined based on availability information of the one or more items on the list, the portable computer indicating to the user a location of a first available item on the list and indicating to the user a location of one or more additional available items on the list once a status state for one or more previous available items on the list has been received from the user.
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37. A system for enabling a user to locate and select one or more items within a geographic area from a list, comprising:
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a computer system including a database of items within the geographic area, the database of items including the one or more items, the computer system further including a location within the geographic area for each of the one or more items; and an input/output system providing communication between the computer system and a portable computer containing the list, the computer system receiving the list from the portable computer through the input/output system and indicating to the portable computer a location of a first item among the one or more items and a location of one or more additional items among the one or more items, the portable computer indicating to the user the location of the first item and indicating to the user the location of the one or more additional items once a status state for one or more previous items on the list has been received from the user. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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