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Acquisition of items offered for purchase online through a global positioning system

  • US 8,463,655 B2
  • Filed: 05/03/2010
  • Issued: 06/11/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/11/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A global positioning system (GPS) apparatus, comprising:

  • a memory storing an auction mapping application programming interface (API) module; and

    a processor in communication with the memory, the processor being configured to execute the auction mapping API module, the auction mapping API module comprising;

    a GPS interface module to receive a location of the GPS apparatus from another module within the GPS apparatus;

    an API services module to;

    receive a search query associated with an online auction;

    transmit a request for auction data, the request including the search query and the location of the GPS apparatus; and

    receive the auction data that includes a location of a plurality of auction items; and

    a location plotter module to display a first icon representing the location of the GPS apparatus and a plurality of second icons each of which represent a location of a respective auction item of the plurality of auction items on a map, each second icon selectable to display additional auction item data including a current auction status.

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