System and method for providing locally applicable internet content with secure action requests and item condition alerts
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1. A system for facilitating electronic communications, the system comprising:
- a central controller;
a memory; and
a wireless transmitter configured to transmit, through a wireless transmission channel, an item status signal in connection with an initiation of an increase of a household inventory of an item, the wireless transmission channel being established for transmission of the item status signal in a local wireless communication network in response to an indication of an updated status of the item;
wherein the memory is configured to store a unique identifier for the item and information related with the household inventory of the item, the information related with the household inventory of the item including a purchase requirement of the item;
wherein the wireless transmitter is designated to transmit the item status signal;
wherein the central controller is configured to receive information regarding the item status signal and identify the item in connection with a successful transmission of the item status signal from the wireless transmitter;
wherein the wireless transmitter is associated with the item;
wherein the information regarding the item status signal comprises information for the unique identifier for the item;
wherein the central controller is further configured to identify the item is based on recognition of the unique identifier of the item stored in the memory;
wherein the central controller is further configured to perform a processing of a purchase request for the item to increase the household inventory of the item in connection with identification of the item;
wherein the central controller is further configured to communicate information for the processing of the purchase request through a network communication channel to complete the processing of the purchase request, the network communication channel being separate from the wireless transmission channel established for the transmission of the item status signal;
wherein the information for the processing of the purchase request comprises a shipping payment information for the purchase request address for the item; and
wherein the central controller is configured to send confirmation information regarding the processing of the purchase request.
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Abstract
Optimized delivery of locally applicable Internet content to users. A cache of locally applicable Internet content is maintained in a local content server, based upon a monitoring of locations of users requesting Internet content. Requests for Internet content are received from user equipment through a wireless network base station, and served from the local content server, which is logically proximate to the wireless network base station. The caching of locally applicable Internet content may be maintained on a layered basis. Secure action request receipt and corresponding performance, and item condition alerts are also described.
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1. A system for facilitating electronic communications, the system comprising:
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a central controller; a memory; and a wireless transmitter configured to transmit, through a wireless transmission channel, an item status signal in connection with an initiation of an increase of a household inventory of an item, the wireless transmission channel being established for transmission of the item status signal in a local wireless communication network in response to an indication of an updated status of the item; wherein the memory is configured to store a unique identifier for the item and information related with the household inventory of the item, the information related with the household inventory of the item including a purchase requirement of the item; wherein the wireless transmitter is designated to transmit the item status signal; wherein the central controller is configured to receive information regarding the item status signal and identify the item in connection with a successful transmission of the item status signal from the wireless transmitter; wherein the wireless transmitter is associated with the item; wherein the information regarding the item status signal comprises information for the unique identifier for the item; wherein the central controller is further configured to identify the item is based on recognition of the unique identifier of the item stored in the memory; wherein the central controller is further configured to perform a processing of a purchase request for the item to increase the household inventory of the item in connection with identification of the item; wherein the central controller is further configured to communicate information for the processing of the purchase request through a network communication channel to complete the processing of the purchase request, the network communication channel being separate from the wireless transmission channel established for the transmission of the item status signal; wherein the information for the processing of the purchase request comprises a shipping payment information for the purchase request address for the item; and wherein the central controller is configured to send confirmation information regarding the processing of the purchase request. - 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, 28)
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29. A wireless device configured to facilitate electronic communications, the wireless device comprising:
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a processor; a wireless radio chip containing information of a unique identifier corresponding to the wireless device; a memory configured to store program code that includes instructions executable by said processor, said instructions comprising; instructions for transmitting, through a wireless transmission channel, an item status signal in connection with an initiation of an increase of a household inventory of an item, the item status signal being transmitted through the wireless transmission channel in a local wireless communication network based on an indication of an updated status of the item, information related with the household inventory of the item being stored in a database, a purchase requirement of the item being included in the information related with the household inventory of the item; wherein the unique identifier corresponding to the wireless device is recognized in connection with a successful transmission of the item status signal; wherein a purchase request for the item is processed to replenish the household inventory based on recognition of the unique identifier; wherein information of a user account is communicated through a network communication channel to accommodate a processing of the purchase request for the item, the information of the user account comprising payment information for the purchase request; wherein the wireless transmission channel established for the transmission of the item status signal is separate from the network communication channel; wherein the item is associated with the wireless device; and wherein the wireless device is designated to transmit the item status signal. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A method for facilitating electronic communications comprising:
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storing, in a memory, information of a user account associated with a wireless transmitter, the information of the user account including a unique identifier corresponding to the wireless transmitter, information related with a household inventory of an item being included in the information of the user account, a purchase requirement of the item i-sbeing included in the information related with the household inventory of the item; wherein the wireless transmitter is designated to transmit an item status signal in connection with an initiation of an increase of the household inventory of the item; wherein the item status signal is transmitted through a wireless transmission channel from the wireless transmitter, the wireless transmission channel being established for transmission of the item status signal in a local wireless communication network in response to an indication of the updated status of the item; receiving, by a central controller, information of the transmission of the item status signal, the information of the transmission of the item status signal comprising information for the unique identifier corresponding to the wireless transmitter; recognizing, by the central controller, the unique identifier corresponding to the wireless transmitter based on a successful transmission of the item status signal; processing, by the central controller, a purchase request for the item to replenish the household inventory of the item based on recognition of the unique identifier corresponding to the wireless transmitter; communicating, by the central controller, information for the processing of the purchase request through a network communication channel to complete the processing of the purchase request, the network communication channel being separate from the wireless transmission channel established for the transmission of the item status signal; and updating, by the central controller, the user account with confirmation information regarding the processing of the purchase request, wherein the information of the user account comprises the information for the processing of the purchase request; and wherein the information for the processing of the purchase request comprises information of a shipping address for the purchase request for the item. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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