Mobile item-purchasing system
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving, in a mobile item-purchasing device, identification information from a physical item for sale by a seller;
electronically matching, via the mobile item-purchasing device, the item for sale with an item on a buying list of an inventory control system in response to entering the identification information for the item for sale into the mobile item-purchasing device;
electronically obtaining, via the mobile item-purchasing device, a purchase price for the item for sale;
purchasing the item via the mobile item-purchasing device utilizing the electronically obtained purchase price;
determining, via the mobile item-purchasing device, a hot spot buying condition when purchasing activity by the mobile item-purchasing device occurs at a rate higher than a predetermined purchasing activity threshold;
identifying, via the mobile item-purchasing device, a location of the mobile-item purchasing device associated with the hot spot buying condition as a hot spot buying location; and
based on the determination of the hot spot buying condition, automatically sending a purchasing assistance message from the mobile item-purchasing device to at least one other mobile item-purchasing device notifying the at least one other mobile item purchasing of the hot spot buying location.
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Abstract
A remote item-purchasing device and method. The method includes entering identification information for a physical item for sale by a seller into a mobile item-purchasing device. The method also includes, in response to entering the identification information for the item for sale into the mobile item-purchasing device, electronically obtaining, via the mobile item-purchasing device, a purchase price for the item for sale. The electronically obtained purchase price is utilized as a guide price for purchasing the item for sale from the seller.
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18 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, in a mobile item-purchasing device, identification information from a physical item for sale by a seller; electronically matching, via the mobile item-purchasing device, the item for sale with an item on a buying list of an inventory control system in response to entering the identification information for the item for sale into the mobile item-purchasing device; electronically obtaining, via the mobile item-purchasing device, a purchase price for the item for sale; purchasing the item via the mobile item-purchasing device utilizing the electronically obtained purchase price; determining, via the mobile item-purchasing device, a hot spot buying condition when purchasing activity by the mobile item-purchasing device occurs at a rate higher than a predetermined purchasing activity threshold; identifying, via the mobile item-purchasing device, a location of the mobile-item purchasing device associated with the hot spot buying condition as a hot spot buying location; and based on the determination of the hot spot buying condition, automatically sending a purchasing assistance message from the mobile item-purchasing device to at least one other mobile item-purchasing device notifying the at least one other mobile item purchasing of the hot spot buying location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An item purchasing system comprising:
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a datacenter comprising; a price arbiter; and a payment processing component; and a mobile item-purchasing device configured to; receive identification information from a physical item for sale by a seller; employ the identification information for the item for sale to electronically match the item for sale with an item on a buying list of an inventory control system; utilize the identification information for the item for sale to electronically obtain, from the price arbiter, a purchase price for the item for sale; and operate in conjunction with the payment processing component to execute a payment for the item for sale; determine a hot spot buying condition when purchasing activity by the mobile item-purchasing device occurs at a rate higher than a predetermined purchasing activity threshold; identify a location of the mobile-item purchasing device associated with the hot spot buying condition as a hot spot buying location; and based on the determination of the hot spot buying condition, automatically send a purchasing assistance message from the mobile item-purchasing device to at least one other mobile item-purchasing device notifying the at least one other mobile item purchasing of the hot spot buying location. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A book acquisition method comprising:
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meeting a book supplier at a residence of the book supplier; entering identification information from a book for sale by the book supplier, at the residence of the book supplier, into a mobile item-purchasing device; electronically matching, via the mobile item-purchasing device, the book for sale with a book on a buying list of an inventory control system in response to entering the identification information for the book for sale into the mobile item-purchasing device; electronically obtaining, via the mobile item-purchasing device, a purchase price for the book for sale; utilizing the electronically obtained purchase price as a guide price for purchasing the book for sale from the book supplier; utilizing the mobile item-purchasing device to issue a payment to the book supplier for the book at the residence of the book supplier; determining, via the mobile item-purchasing device, a hot spot buying condition when purchasing activity by the mobile item-purchasing device occurs at a rate higher than a predetermined purchasing activity threshold; identifying, via the mobile item-purchasing device, a location of the mobile-item purchasing device associated with the hot spot buying condition as a hot spot buying location; and based on the determination of the hot spot buying condition, automatically sending a purchasing assistance message from the mobile item-purchasing device to at least one other mobile item-purchasing device notifying the at least one other mobile item purchasing of the hot spot buying location.
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