Method, system, and apparatus to identify products in proximity to mobile device

• US 20080249898A1
• Filed: 06/17/2008
• Published: 10/09/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 06/17/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Novation Science, LLC
• Original Assignee: Novation Science, LLC
• Inventors: Ratnakar, Nitesh
• Application Number:
  US12/140,684
• Publication Number:
  US 20080249898A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/27
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/0018 Transmission from mobile station to base station
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0641 Shopping interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/08 Auctions

Abstract

Present invention disclosed a method of product search comprising of first product database containing seller information, seller product information, and product location; second product database containing buyer product request; first application in mobile device having means to determine mobile device location at pre determined intervals and having means to automatically communicate mobile device location to second application; second application having means to match first and second product databases and mobile device location at pre determined intervals to generate local matching products database; mobile device having display means for products contained in local matching product database. According to another aspect of the invention, a method to inform sellers of potential buyers in proximity of seller location is disclosed.

Claims

1. A method of product search comprising;

1) first product database containing seller product information and product location;

     2) second product database containing buyer product request;

     3) first application in mobile device having means to determine mobile device location and having means to communicate mobile device location to second application at predetermined events or intervals;

     4) second application having means to match first and second product databases; and

mobile device location at pre determined intervals to generate local matching products database;

     5) mobile device having display means for products contained in location based matching product database.

2. The method of product search of claim 1 wherein product information is in one or more of text, voice, image, and video formats.

3. The method of product search of claim 1 wherein mobile device location is determined by one or more of GPS co-ordinates, cellular tower triangulation, and access point location.

4. The method of product search of claim 1 wherein product location is determined by one or more of GPS co ordinates, cellular tower triangulation, and access point location.

5. The method of product search of claim 1;

wherein web interface is provided for data input into first and second product databases.

6. The product search of claim 1;

wherein display means is provided in mobile device for display of product information.

7. A method of finding buyers comprising of;

1) first product database containing seller information, seller product information, and product location;

     2) second product database containing buyer product request;

     3) first application in mobile device having means to determine mobile device location at pre determined intervals or events and having means to automatically communicate mobile device location to second application;

     4) second application having means to match first and second product databases; and

mobile device location at pre determined intervals to generate local matching products database;

     5) second application having means to determine seller contact information for products in local matching product database; and

having communication means to communicate mobile client information to seller communication device.

8. The method of finding buyers of claim 7 wherein product information is in one or more of text, voice, image, and video formats.

9. The method of finding buyers of claim 7 wherein mobile device location is determined by one or more of GPS co-ordinates, cellular tower triangulation, and access point location.

10. The method of finding buyers of claim 7 wherein product location is determined by one or more of GPS co ordinates, cellular tower triangulation, and access point location.

11. The method of finding buyers of claim 7;

wherein web interface is provided for data input into first and second product databases.

12. The method of finding buyers of claim 7;

wherein display means is provided in communication device for display buyer information.

13. A system of product search comprising;

1) server having first product database containing seller product information and product location;

     2) server having second product database containing buyer product request;

     3) mobile device having first application having means to determine mobile device location at pre determined intervals or events;

     4) server having second application having means to match first and second product databases to generate matching products database;

     5) second application having means to transmit matching product database to corresponding buyer mobile device;

     6) first application in mobile device having means to match mobile device location with product location in matching product database to generate local matching products database in order of proximity to mobile device location.

14. The product search method of claim 13 wherein product information is in one or more of text, voice, image, and video formats.

15. The product search method of claim 13 wherein mobile device location is determined by one or more of GPS co-ordinates, cellular tower triangulation, and access point location.

16. The product search method of claim 13 wherein product location is determined by one or more of GPS co ordinates, cellular tower triangulation, and access point location.

17. The product search of claim 13;

wherein web interface is provided for data input into first and second product databases.

18. The product search of claim 13;

wherein display means is provided in mobile device for display of product information.