Patent ID: 7668754
Filing Date: 2010-02-23
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. An m-commerce system comprising: a program memory; a storage device; a computer processor; a data input component configured to receive item data representative of an article of commerce; a coordination component configured to receive a shopping list transmitted by the data input component and presents the article of commerce from the shopping list to a plurality of vendors for a bid, the coordination component further configured to receive the bid for transacting the article of commerce in real-time, and the data input component further configured to provide an alert when the data input component is within physical proximity of the vendor that is presented the bid and has the article in stock; a location awareness component configured to track the location of the data input component, the vendor presented with the bid is notified when the data input component is within physical proximity of the vendor; and a payment component configured to facilitate payment of the article of commerce and provides secure communication.