System and method for message-based purchasing
First Claim
1. A communication device, 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 cause the communication device to;
in response to receiving a message indicating a code from a message-based purchase service, 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 associated with a user account that is also associated with said communication device, and in response to receiving input to generate a different message including said code, send through a communication channel that does not include said network-based interface, the different message including said code to the message-based purchase service in order to generate a purchase request for the user to order the particular item.
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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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20 Claims
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1. A communication device, 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 cause the communication device to; in response to receiving a message indicating a code from a message-based purchase service, 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 associated with a user account that is also associated with said communication device, and in response to receiving input to generate a different message including said code, send through a communication channel that does not include said network-based interface, the different message including said code to the message-based purchase service in order to generate a purchase request for the user to order the particular item. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method, comprising:
performing, by a communication device; receiving a message indicating a code from a message-based purchase service, 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 associated with a user account that is also associated with said communication device; receiving input to generate a different message including said code; and sending through a communication channel that does not include said network-based interface, the different message including said code to the message-based purchase service in order to generate the purchase request for the user to order the particular item. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium, storing program instructions that when executed by a communication device cause the communication device to implement:
in response to receiving a message indicating a code from a message-based purchase service, 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 associated with a user account that is also associated with said communication device, and in response to receiving input to generate a different message including said code, sending through a communication channel that does not include said network-based interface, the different message including said code to the message-based purchase service in order to generate a purchase request for the user to order the particular item. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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