Method and system for providing interactive business directory services

• US 20050044061A1
• Filed: 08/23/2004
• Published: 02/24/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 08/22/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: The JK Group (Singhania Family)
• Original Assignee: The JK Group (Singhania Family)
• Inventors: Klemow, Jason L.
• Application Number:
  US10/924,169
• Publication Number:
  US 20050044061A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising

Abstract

An approach for providing an electronic business directory (e.g., Digital Yellow Pages) with interactive services over an electronic consumer device. The device includes means for retrieving information from a remote database storing business directory listings and advertisements, wherein the remote database is accessed over a data network (e.g., the global Internet) and is capable of being modified directly by a business listed in the directory or by an agent of the business. According to one embodiment of the present invention, the device also includes a touch screen display for displaying the information and for receiving input relating to the retrieved information associated with the interactive services.

Claims

1. A device for supporting on-line interactive services, the device comprising:

means for retrieving information from a remote database storing business directory listings and advertisements, wherein the remote database is accessed over a data network and is capable of being modified directly by a business listed in the directory or by an agent of the business; and

a touch screen display for displaying the information and for receiving input relating to the retrieved information associated with the interactive services.