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Method, system and apparatus for associating vendor data with keywords stored in a mobile electronic device

  • US 9,836,768 B2
  • Filed: 10/04/2010
  • Issued: 12/05/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/04/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of associating vendor data with product identifiers at a mobile electronic device, the method comprising:

  • using a processor device operably coupled with a memory, performing instructions stored in the memory, the instructions comprising;

    populating a list of product identifiers by performing;

    transmitting a request to a server, the request comprising;

    a product identifier identifying at least one product or service offered by a vendor; and

    one or more attributes of the at least one product or service for which to obtain vendor bids at the server;

    when at least one vendor bid satisfies the request;

    receiving, from the server, vendor data comprising contact data for multiple vendor locations for at least one vendor associated with the product identifier;

    storing the product identifier as an entry in the list of product identifiers stored within the mobile electronic device;

    for each of the multiple vendor locations, storing a different vendor-action combination of contact data and action in association with the product identifier, each vendor-action combination comprising;

    the contact data stored at the mobile electronic device; and

    instructions for the action, wherein the action is based on the contact data and the instructions specify a command to execute on the contact data when the product identifier is selected;

    determining a current geographic location of the mobile electronic device; and

    based on the current geographic location of the mobile electronic device, flagging a stored vendor-action combination associated with the product identifier as active/inactive based upon a threshold distance to the vendor;

    responsive to a subsequent selection of the product identifier at the mobile electronic device, accessing the entry associated with the selected product identifier and selecting the vendor-action combination flagged as active; and

    executing the command specified by the action in the active vendor-action combination associated with the product identifier.

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