Patent ID: 7720715
Filing Date: 2010-05-18
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method for providing retail-item-purchasing data in a computer network environment, the method comprising the steps of: receiving an electronic representation of a list of one or more items, wherein receiving said electronic representation includes receiving said electronic representation that includes a digital data transmission over a communication network from a client device selected from the group comprising: a handheld device, a computer, a kiosk, an automobile two-way communication device, a telephone and a database, said handheld device is selected from the group comprising: a mobile phone, a pager, a personal data assistant (PDA), and a personal information manager (PIM); referencing a commute path defined by a first location and a second location, said commute path is generated from input received from a selection from the group comprising: an end-user, a location-sensing device that includes a device equipped with a global-positioning component, and a mapping component; determining one or more providers of said one or more items within a distance, at most fifty miles, of said commute path, said distance is a parameter set by said end-user, wherein determining one or more providers includes identifying a business entity that offers said one or more items for sale and identifying said business entity includes referencing a selection from the group comprising: item-pricing data and item-availability data; and