Patent ID: 6381603
Filing Date: 2002-04-30
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
A local information searching system to find any selected merchandise by using referencing position system, comprising:a plurality of information provider computers, which is a computer system used for providing information, said provided information including an identifier of merchandise information provider, a position of the merchandise, and a description of the merchandise, wherein said description includes a price information of the merchandise; a server computer that communicates with each of said plurality of information provider computers and couples to a database, said database containing said provided information; a plurality of information consumer computers, which is a computer system used for consuming said provided information, each of said plurality of information consumer computers including: a communication device for communicating with said server computer; a searching geographic area input means for receiving a searching geographic area and for storing said searching geographic area, wherein said searching geographic area is derived from a coordinate of a position coordinate system; a searching criteria input means for receiving a selection criteria and for storing said criteria, wherein said searching criteria is a criteria for description of the merchandise that includes a price criteria of a merchandise; a remote query means for transmitting said stored criteria and said stored searching geographic area to said server computer via said communication devices and a communication link, searching said information in said database via said server computer, receiving searching result from said server, and storing information of said searching results; and a searching result output means for outputting information of said searching results.