System and method for message-based purchasing
First Claim
1. A system, comprising:
- a memory comprising program instructions; and
one or more processors coupled to said memory, wherein the program instructions are executable by at least one of said one or more processors to;
receive at a communication device a message indicating a code from a message-based purchase service, wherein said message is received at the communication device subsequent to a determination by the message-based purchase service that a location of the communication device is within a given geographical region, wherein said code indicates a selection of a particular item by a user of a network-based interface for a sales listing of the particular item offered for sale via the network-based interface, wherein said user is linked to a user account that is also linked to said communication device;
receive input at the communication device to generate a message including said code in order to generate a purchase request for the user to order the particular item; and
send from the communication device through a communication channel that does not include said network-based interface, the message including said code to the message based purchase service.
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Abstract
Various embodiments of a system and method for message-based purchasing are described. The system and method for message-based purchasing may include a message-based purchase service configured to determine that a selection has been performed through a network-based interface. Such selection may be indicative of one or more items offered for sale via the network-based interface. The message-based purchase service may be configured to, in response to the selection of one or more items, send to a communication device, a message indicating a code corresponding to the selection. The message-based purchase service may receive from the communication device through a communication channel that does not include the network-based interface, a message including the code. The message-based purchase service may be configured to, in response to determining that the message received from the communication device includes the code, generate a purchase request for the one or more previously selected items.
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18 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
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a memory comprising program instructions; and one or more processors coupled to said memory, wherein the program instructions are executable by at least one of said one or more processors to; receive at a communication device a message indicating a code from a message-based purchase service, wherein said message is received at the communication device subsequent to a determination by the message-based purchase service that a location of the communication device is within a given geographical region, wherein said code indicates a selection of a particular item by a user of a network-based interface for a sales listing of the particular item offered for sale via the network-based interface, wherein said user is linked to a user account that is also linked to said communication device; receive input at the communication device to generate a message including said code in order to generate a purchase request for the user to order the particular item; and send from the communication device through a communication channel that does not include said network-based interface, the message including said code to the message based purchase service. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
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receiving, at a communication device, a message indicating a code from a message-based purchase service, wherein said message is received at the communication device subsequent to a determination by the message-based purchase service that a location of the communication device is within a given geographical region, wherein said code indicates a selection of a particular item by a user of a network-based interface for a sales listing of the particular item offered for sale via the network-based interface, wherein said user is linked to a user account that is also linked to said communication device; receiving input at the communication device to generate a message including said code in order to generate a purchase request for the user to order the particular item; and sending from the communication device through a communication channel that does not include said network-based interface, the message including said code to the message based purchase service. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium, storing program instructions that when executed by one or more computing devices implements:
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receiving, at a communication device, a message indicating a code from a message-based purchase service, wherein said message is received at the communication device subsequent to a determination by the message-based purchase service that a location of the communication device is within a given geographical region, wherein said code indicates a selection of a particular item by a user of a network-based interface for a sales listing of the particular item offered for sale via the network-based interface, wherein said user is linked to a user account that is also linked to said communication device; receiving input at the communication device to generate a message including said code in order to generate a purchase request for the user to order the particular item; and sending from the communication device through a communication channel that does not include said network-based interface, the message including said code to the message based purchase service. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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