Methods and systems for searching for goods
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1. A portable computing device for use in presenting information concerning a good, the device comprising:
- a scanner to scan a bar code associated with the good;
a communications interface to communicate data associated with the scanned bar code over a network to a database, and to receive information concerning the good over the network from the database, the information specifying an address of a network-connected computer i) hosting a store at which the good is being offered and ii) storing additional information about the good; and
a user interface application to present the information concerning the good and the information specifying the address of the computer hosting the store at which the good is being offered.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for creating a computerized market for used and collectible goods by use of a plurality of low cost posting terminals and a market maker computer in a legal framework that establishes a bailee relationship and consignment contract with a purchaser of a good at the market maker computer that allows the purchaser to change the price of the good once the purchaser has purchased the good thereby to allow the purchaser to speculate on the price of collectibles in an electronic market for used goods while assuring the safe and trusted physical possession of a good with a vetted bailee.
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1. A portable computing device for use in presenting information concerning a good, the device comprising:
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a scanner to scan a bar code associated with the good; a communications interface to communicate data associated with the scanned bar code over a network to a database, and to receive information concerning the good over the network from the database, the information specifying an address of a network-connected computer i) hosting a store at which the good is being offered and ii) storing additional information about the good; and a user interface application to present the information concerning the good and the information specifying the address of the computer hosting the store at which the good is being offered. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for displaying, at a portable computing device, information concerning a good, the method comprising:
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receiving a bar code associated with the good; communicating data associated with the bar code over a network to a database; receiving over the network from the database information concerning the good including information specifying an address of a computer hosting a store at which the good is being offered; and displaying the information concerning the good including the address of the computer hosting the store at which the good is being offered. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A computer comprising:
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a database server to provide access to a database of data records corresponding with goods offered via websites, each data record including i) a field to store a store identification indicating a website at which a good corresponding with a respective data record is being offered, and ii) a field to store an identification code by which the data record can be retrieved, the identification code corresponding with a bar code associated with an offered good; and a communications interface to i) receive from a client device an identification code, and ii) communicate to the client device information from a data record retrieved from the database using the identification code received from the client device. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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at a database server, receiving from a client device an identification code corresponding with a bar code associated with an offered good, the database server having access to a database with a plurality of data records corresponding with goods offered via websites, each data record including i) a field to store an identification code by which the data record can be retrieved, and ii) a field to store a store identification indicating a website at which a good corresponding with a respective data record is being offered; searching the plurality of data records to identify and retrieve a data record including the received identification code; and communicating to the client device information from the data record retrieved from the database using the identification code received from the client device. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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