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System and apparatus for managing tasks

  • US 9,842,360 B2
  • Filed: 03/02/2012
  • Issued: 12/12/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/21/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A communication device, comprising:

  • a global positioning satellite receiver;

    a barcode scanner;

    a memory; and

    a processor coupled to the memory and the barcode scanner, wherein the memory comprises instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising;

    receiving a list of selections of commodity items from a plurality of commodity items to identify selected commodity items;

    initiating a cellular communication link to a server;

    transmitting the selected commodity items to the server via the cellular communication link;

    determining a satellite-based location according to the global positioning satellite receiver;

    transmitting the satellite-based location to the server;

    receiving, as a short message system message, a shopping list generated by the server via the cellular communication link, wherein the shopping list includes the selected commodity items, a suggested commodity item, navigation instructions for locating the selected commodity items and the suggested commodity item at a shopping premises according to a selection order, and a purchasing coupon identified by the server, wherein the shopping list is arranged by the server in the selection order based on the satellite based location of the communication device, identified locations of the selected commodity items and the suggested commodity item at a shopping premises, increasing efficiency of effort required to collect items on the shopping list, and reducing ambient exposure time of a first commodity item of the shopping list, and wherein the suggested commodity item is determined by the server based on a time lapse from a prior purchase of the suggested commodity item;

    presenting, via voice synthesis, the navigation instructions for locating a first commodity item of the shopping list at the shopping premises;

    receiving scanned data via the barcode scanner corresponding to a barcode associated with the commodity item of the shopping list present at the shopping premises; and

    transmitting the scanned data and the purchasing coupon to a point-of-sale terminal at the shopping premises for charging a user account for the commodity item.

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