Mobile consumer-to-consumer personal point of sale system and related business method
First Claim
1. A business method for selling in a wireless manner, the business method comprising:
- transmitting, over a wireless interface, a request to a first wireless device from a second wireless device, the request from the second wireless device representing a request for access by the second wireless device to information stored by the first wireless device, the information including a shopping history from a purchasing history of an entity associated with the first wireless device;
receiving, over the wireless interface, a response to the request, the response including an identification of a vendor and an identification of a cost associated with items associated with the shopping history, the identification of vendor providing a hyperlink to at least one vendor across the Internet associated with each item in the shopping history;
receiving, from an entity associated with the second wireless device, selection of a designated item by an entity associated with the second wireless device from the shopping history;
sending, from the second wireless device to the vendor device indicated by the hyperlink, a request to purchase the designated item;
electronically transferring funds from the entity associated with the second wireless device to the vendor; and
electronically paying a referral fee to the entity associated with the first wireless device.
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Abstract
A business method for mobile commerce includes a first buyer purchasing an item from a Internet-based vendor using a first mobile computing device. A shopping history is developed. A second buyer, using a second mobile computing device, interrogates the shopping history of the first buyer to discover certain parameters regarding an article of interest to the second buyer owned by the first buyer. The item is then purchased by the second buyer using shopping history information provided by the first mobile computing device. The method also includes electronically transferring funds to the vendor with at least some of the funds being electronically transferred to the first mobile consumer as a referral fee.
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37 Claims
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1. A business method for selling in a wireless manner, the business method comprising:
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transmitting, over a wireless interface, a request to a first wireless device from a second wireless device, the request from the second wireless device representing a request for access by the second wireless device to information stored by the first wireless device, the information including a shopping history from a purchasing history of an entity associated with the first wireless device; receiving, over the wireless interface, a response to the request, the response including an identification of a vendor and an identification of a cost associated with items associated with the shopping history, the identification of vendor providing a hyperlink to at least one vendor across the Internet associated with each item in the shopping history; receiving, from an entity associated with the second wireless device, selection of a designated item by an entity associated with the second wireless device from the shopping history; sending, from the second wireless device to the vendor device indicated by the hyperlink, a request to purchase the designated item; electronically transferring funds from the entity associated with the second wireless device to the vendor; and electronically paying a referral fee to the entity associated with the first wireless device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A system used in connection with a wireless communication network comprising:
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a first mobile computing device having a first processor, a first memory, and a first wireless interface; a second mobile computing device having a second processor, a second memory, and a second wireless interface; the first memory storing a shopping history recorded from a purchasing history of an entity associated with the first mobile device, or the first memory including a link to obtain the shopping history from a remote network; the purchasing history further providing information relating to one or more past transactions performed by the first wireless device including at least an identification of a vendor and an identification of cost of an item in the shopping history; the second mobile device configured to send a request message over the second wireless interface to the first wireless interface, the request message requesting the first mobile computing device to obtain the shopping history as stored in the first memory; the second mobile device then receiving a response message over the second wireless interface from the first wireless interface; the response message including information relating to a past transaction performed by the first wireless device; the second mobile device further configured to communicate a purchase transaction message to a third computing device associated with the vendor; and the purchase transaction message representing a request configured to; (i) deliver the item from the vendor associated with the third computing device to an entity associated with the second mobile computing device; (ii) initiate transferring funds electronically from the entity associated with the second mobile computing device to the vendor; and (iii) initiate paying a referral fee electronically to the entity associated with the first mobile computing device. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A business method for mobile commerce comprising:
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purchasing an item from a Internet-based vendor by a second mobile computing device associated with a second mobile consumer, using information previously stored by a first mobile computing device and received over a direct wireless link between the first mobile computing device associated and the second mobile computing device; and electronically transferring funds to the vendor with at least some of the funds being electronically transferred to the first mobile consumer as a referral fee. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37)
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