Abstract:
A business method for mobile commerce includes a first buyer purchasing an item from a Internet-based vendor using a first mobile computing device. A shopping history is developed. A second buyer, using a second mobile computing device, interrogates the shopping history of the first buyer to discover certain parameters regarding an article of interest to the second buyer owned by the first buyer. The item is then purchased by the second buyer using shopping history information provided by the first mobile computing device. The method also includes electronically transferring funds to the vendor with at least some of the funds being electronically transferred to the first mobile consumer as a referral fee.

Description:
RELATED APPLICATIONS 
     This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/930,275, filed May 14, 2007, which also relates to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/008,114, filed Jan. 8, 2008, and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/008,104, filed Jan. 8, 2008. The entire teachings of the above application(s) are incorporated herein by reference. 
    
    
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     Although Internet commerce today is both easy and powerful, effort spent and time lost searching the Internet for product and service pricing and availability presents a major detraction and can cause online purchasing often to be fraught with difficulties. Although finding a low price is very important to Internet buyers and often a major factor in the online purchasing decision, other parameters are also very important, such as vendor reliability and security. Many online buyers would sacrifice saving and forgo the lowest price, or may even pay more, in order to ensure a secure transaction and prompt shipping of the desired items or services. 
     In addition, a new generation of wireless computing products is coming to market with substantial memory capabilities and wireless interfaces, such as cellular and Wi-Fi™, to remotely communicate with the Internet that can enable electronic commerce between a user and a website in a remote manner. Many users are carrying consumer payment providers are now using mobile phones as a payment device by enabling the user to simply transmit payment information to a terminal directly from the wireless device to pay for an item. The mobile phone can also include a personal database with exceptional wireless connectivity and the ability to store vast amounts of digital information. 
     Internet consumers often will purchase items after obtaining information about products and services from other consumers by word of mouth. This information may include price, quality and reliability of goods or services, and shipping, warranty, transaction security and other information that the consumer generally can not readily obtain from a vendor by, for example, inspecting the vendor&#39;s webpage. Moreover, the vendor&#39;s website information often can be difficult to navigate, place pertinent information on remote pages and provide information that may vary in accuracy with regard to the actual customer experience. 
     Consumers do not wish to perform exhausting amounts of searching by reading countless reviews, blogs and consumer review sites, may of which often charge a fee to access relevant information, to obtain this information. This is true especially if friends or consumers located close by already have this information. 
     Accordingly, there is a need in the art for a wireless mobile business method that remedies these known problems in the art. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     A business method for selling good or services in a wireless manner is provided. The business method provides a first mobile computing device having a first processor, a first memory, and a first wireless interface. The method also includes providing a second mobile computing device having a second processor, a second memory, and a second wireless interface. 
     A shopping history is stored in the first memory from a purchasing history of an entity associated with the first mobile computing device. An identification of source and an identification of cost of the shopping history is stored. The identification of source provides a wireless link to at least one vendor across the Internet associated with each item in the shopping history. 
     The link is configured to communicate a purchase order to the vendor and a shipping destination. The method also has the step of purchasing a designated item. The purchase can be by an entity associated with the second mobile computing device. The purchase uses information from the shopping history. The second entity selects an item in the shopping history to purchase using a software application on either the first or the second mobile computing device. 
     The item is shipped from the vendor to the entity associated with the second mobile computing device. Funds are transferred from the entity associated with the second mobile computing device to the vendor. A referral fee is paid to the entity associated with the first mobile computing device. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       The foregoing will be apparent from the following more particular description of example embodiments of the invention, as illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which like reference characters refer to the same parts throughout the different views. The drawings are not necessarily to scale, emphasis instead being placed upon illustrating embodiments of the present invention. 
         FIG. 1  shows a schematic of an Internet system including a buyer having a first mobile computing device and a number of vendors providing competing offers for goods, services, and digital content that are displayed on the first mobile computing device over the Internet. 
         FIG. 2  shows a schematic of the buyer accepting a best competing offer for goods. 
         FIG. 3  shows a schematic of the buyer transferring funds from a financial institution to a payment provider, and the payment provider electronically transferring the funds to the vendor. 
         FIG. 4  shows the Internet-based vendor accepting the funds and communicating to a shipper to deliver the goods to the buyer to complete the transaction, and the memory of the first mobile computing device automatically recording the cost and the source for the Internet-based transaction. 
         FIG. 5  shows a configuration with a second buyer including a second mobile computing device with a wireless interface that communicates with the first mobile computing device to obtain the cost and the source information for the item for a second electronic transaction. 
         FIG. 6  shows a subsequent purchase and a second Internet-based buyer instructing a bank to transfer funds to the payment provider, and the funds being transferred to the Internet-based vendor with a referral fee being paid to the first Internet-based buyer. 
         FIG. 7  shows the Internet-based vendor accepting the funds and communicating to a shipper to deliver the goods to the second Internet-based buyer to complete the transaction, and the second mobile computing device automatically recording the cost and the source for the transaction for a third Internet-based buyer to be used in a future potential transaction. 
         FIG. 8  shows a later stage schematic of the transaction where the third Internet-based buyer purchases an item from the second Internet-based buyer&#39;s database information and history and the second Internet-based buyer receives the referral fee. 
         FIG. 9  shows a payment of the referral fee to the second Internet-based buyer of  FIG. 8 . 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     A description of example embodiments of the invention follows. 
     A shopping history of personal purchase data is generated and recorded. The history is from an Internet-based buyer, and from purchases made over the Internet. Data for later retrieval, including items that are purchased, cost, and the source, is stored. on After a period of time, even weeks or months later, the Internet purchase of the exact same item (e.g., goods, content or service) can be made by a second different entity. This can be from the same Internet vendor or a different vendor. The second different entity may be a friend, acquaintance, or relative of the first Internet-based buyer. The method provides that a friend or acquaintance, or any other individual does not have to search countless web-pages to obtain the same bargain. Instead, a second buyer can use a second mobile computing device, such as a second Smartphone or a second mobile computer having a wireless connection, to immediately purchase the item from the Internet-based vendor using the history information stored on the first mobile device. In another embodiment, the first buyer may only assist the second buyer with purchasing the item from a vendor. 
     To purchase in a wireless manner, the second device collaborates with the data of the first device. The second buyer runs a software application that is run on the second mobile computing device, or merely taps an icon on a touch screen. Using the shopping history information and source information associated with the first computing device, the second buyer may purchase the same item. Thereafter, the goods, such as a pair of jeans, can be shipped from the Internet-based vendor to the entity associated with the second mobile computing device. Funds are also transferred from the entity associated with the second mobile device to the Internet-based vendor. The method also includes payment of a referral fee, a royalty, or other benefit. The referral or bonus is paid or otherwise transferred to the first Internet-based buyer in exchange for the referral and subsequent sale. Preferably, the buyer only consults one to two or more pages of data to accomplish the sale, and may purchase using one to two or more clicks. 
       FIG. 1  illustrates a system  100  including a first buyer  105  with a mobile computing device  107  and a number of Internet-based sellers  110   a - 110   c  (and up to and including any other number of Internet-based sellers  100   n  that are located on servers, or accessible on a network, or on the World Wide Web (WWW)). Each Internet seller  110   a - 110   c  can be located on specific Internet domains and accessed using HTTP or any other request/response protocol between clients and servers on the WWW, or on a local network such as, for example, in an amusement park. Each of the Internet-based sellers  110   a - 110   c  includes a related webpage (not shown) that includes graphics, audio, and text, or other multimedia that is suitable to form an offer  115   a - 115   c  for the sale of goods  120   a ,  120   b  or services  125   a ,  125   b  that the Internet-based seller  110   a - 110   c  is selling, or otherwise offering for sale on the Internet. 
       FIG. 2  illustrates purchasing interaction  200  between a first buyer  205 , using a first mobile computing device  207 , and an Internet seller  210   a . The computing device  207  preferably includes a processor, a memory, and a wireless communication interface (as illustrated below with reference to  FIG. 5 ) to access a wireless hot spot, or wireless communication network. The memory may further include any operating system including any wireless browser suitable to transmit data using, for example, a secure Wireless Application Protocol. 
     In this interaction  200 , the first Internet buyer  205  can access a hotspot or a wireless service provider. In this example embodiment, the buyer  205  may select a desired good, or item  220   a . The first Internet buyer  205  may provide a response, such as, for example, through a WWW browser of running on the mobile computing device  207 , to provide a signal to accept  209  the offer  115   a  from the Internet seller  210   a  for the goods  220   a . In this aspect, the mobile computing device  207  preferably includes a software application that can store parameters of the transaction between the buyer  205  and the Internet seller  210   a  in a secure manner either locally or remotely. These parameters can include source information, such as a hyperlink to the Internet seller&#39;s website and specifically to the specific web page that the item/service is offered. Other transactional item parameters can include transaction information, such as sale price, shipping information, item color, item size, number of items, and any other pertinent information that would be needed to replicate the Internet transaction in an automatic and rapid manner from the wireless computing device  207 , or any other mobile device. Preferably, the software application conducts this information storage/retrieval in a secure manner that is not readily visible to the buyer  205 . This may also occur in an automatic and in a repeated manner as shopping occurs. It should be appreciated that that goods or services can be purchased using the wireless computing device  207 , or purchased using the wireless computing device in combination with other remote computing devices, such as an Internet-based server to transact the sale. A server may also store the shopping history of the buyer  205 . 
     As more and more items are purchased, the software application will develop a shopping history in the memory for the first mobile computing device  207 . The shopping history is recorded in an accessible data format of transactional information and Internet source information. This is stored for each of the purchased items in a seamless manner as the shopping occurs. It should be appreciated that the application may be integrated into the browser of the computing device  207 , integrated into an operating system of the computing device  207 , or stored in memory of the computing device  207  in a manner that is separate from the browser, and/or separate from the operating system. Software application may be downloaded from a website for free, may be installed in the wireless device  207 , may be purchased by the buyer  205 , or even may be downloaded before, during, or after the transaction between the buyer  205  and the Internet seller  210   a.    
     An example of the recorded shopping history follows. The first Internet buyer  205  can purchase an electronic device for $149.00 from BESTBUY.COM®. The computing device  207  will open an application and record an identification of the electronic device, such as, for example, an APPLE I-POD®; the cost, $149.00 for the item; and the hyperlink to the page on the BESTBUY.COM® website for later retrieval in a memory (e.g., memory  555   a  of  FIG. 5 ). Icons representing these items also may be generated for ease of use. Other transaction parameters may include a number of items desired, payment information, shipping information, rebate or discount information, and a delivery date and may be different depending on the type of goods, real estate, or services bought and sold. 
     A week later, for example, the first Internet buyer  205  can purchase a pair of trousers for $88.00 from a different merchant, such as, BROOKSBROTHERS.COM®. The computing device  207  will open the application and record an identification of the trouser including the size, color, and specific identifying parameters; the cost for the item, $88.00; and the hyperlink to the exact page on the website also for later retrieval in the memory (e.g., memory  555   a  of  FIG. 5 ). These may be recorded in database. 
     Finally, a month later, the first Internet buyer  205  can still further purchase another item, or can purchase a watch for $500.00 from a store on EBAY.COM®. The computing device  207  will open the application and record an identification of the watch including the style, the mark, and other parameters; the cost for the item, $500.00; and the hyperlink to the page on the website also for later retrieval in a memory of the computing device  207 . 
       FIG. 3  illustrates further interaction  300  between a buyer  305  and an Internet seller  310   a . The buyer  305  may communicate  330   a ,  330   b  payment information via a wireless Internet connection directly to either a financial institution  330  or a payment provider  335 , respectively. Thereafter, the payment provider  335  may communicate  330   c  an authorization across an Internet connection to the vendor  310   a . In another embodiment, the buyer  305  signals  330   b  the payment provider  335  along path to pay  330   c  immediately. In yet another embodiment, installment payment options are possible between the buyer  305  and Internet-based seller  310   a . Funds may be paid directly without a bank  330  or without a payment provider  335 . Various payment configurations are possible and within the scope of the present disclosure. 
       FIG. 4  illustrates a shipment diagram of the item  420   a  progressing from the Internet seller  410   a  to the buyer  405 . In this example embodiment, the vendor  410   a  delivers  440   a  the desired goods  420   a  to the shipper or third party supplier  440 . In one embodiment, the shipper  440  may receive the goods or already have the goods  420   a . In another embodiment, the shipper  440  can receive the delivered goods from the vendor  410   a , or from a different third party (not shown). 
     The supplier  440  may then deliver  440   b  the goods  410   a  to the buyer  405 , for example, within an agreed period of delivery time. A software application run on a mobile computing device  407  also may receive a signal from the supplier  440  or the vendor  410 , for example, in the format of an electronic message, indicating delivery  440   b  of the goods. This delivery parameter also may be recorded in memory of the remote computing device  407 . It should be appreciated that in the form of digital content, no shipper is required, and the content may be downloaded in an immediate manner. 
       FIG. 5  illustrates communication between a first Internet buyer  505   a  and a second Internet buyer  505   b , such as a friend of the first Internet buyer  505   a . As mentioned above, the first buyer  505  includes a first mobile computing device  507   a  that includes a processor  550   a , a memory  555   a , a wireless interface  560   a , a display  565   a , and an input device  570   a  all of which are connected to a peripheral component bus  575   a . The second buyer  505  also includes a second mobile computing device  507   b  that includes a processor  550   b , a memory  555   b , a wireless interface  560   b , a display  565   b , and an input device  570   b , all of which are connected to a bus  575   b.    
     The second buyer  505   b  may visually inspect or notice the first buyer&#39;s  505  clothes or other goods (e.g., goods  420   a  of  FIG. 4 ) that are in the buyer&#39;s  505  possession such, as a watch. Based on the inspection, the second Internet buyer  505   b  may wish to purchase the same item in an immediate manner. In other embodiments, the second buyer  505   b  may learn about the goods  520   a  already purchased by the first buyer  505  by reading, informal communication, e-mails, visual observation, word of mouth communication, or any other audio or visual manner. 
     Although the second Internet buyer  505   b  may purchase goods by reviewing multiple Internet pages, it may take substantial amounts of time to review multiple offers (e.g., offers  110   a - 110   c ,  110   n  of  FIG. 1 ). This time consumption may be eliminates by the second Internet buyer  505   b  communicating with the first Internet buyer  505   a  who has already spent this time, for example, performing product research. 
     Instead of attempting to locate the item online alone by reviewing multiple web-pages on the Internet, the second buyer  505   b  instead wirelessly retrieves/receives information about the shopping history of the first buyer  505 , including the transaction performed by the first buyer  505  to purchase the item of interest  520   a  (as described above with reference to  FIGS. 1-4 ), to assist the second buyer  505   b  with purchasing the same item  520   a.    
     For example, if the second buyer  505   b  is interested in purchasing goods  520   a , or the same services  525  already purchased by the first buyer  505 , then the second buyer  505   b  may interact with or run a software application located on the memory  555   b.    
     Once the application is run, the second computing device  507   b  may then interrogate the memory  555   a  of the first computing device  507   a  to obtain the shopping history of purchased items of the first buyer  505 . The second computing device  507   b  receives the shopping history, or a portion thereof, and may use the history stored on the memory  555   a  to purchase the same item from the vendor  510   a , or alternatively from the first buyer  505 . 
     In one aspect, the second buyer  505   b  accesses memory  555   a  of the first computing device  507   a  to interrogate and retrieve shopping history information for the desired item. The second buyer  505   b  uses the shopping history information to then purchase the item from seller  510   a  from memory  555   a . The second buyer  505   b  may access memory  555   a  of the first computing device  507   a  across a wireless link  560   c . The second Internet buyer  505   b  can then use a hyperlink to purchase the item  520   a  from seller  510   a  through either the first computing device  507   a  or through the second computing device  507   b  along links  590   a ,  590   b , or  590   c . The purchase can be made using a secure browsing application. In another embodiment, the purchase can be made using a message sent to the Internet seller  510   a  via links  590   c ,  590   a , or by links  590   b ,  590   c . Preferably, the wireless interface  560   b  communicates with the seller  510   a  to order the selected item  520   a . Communication can be accomplished along a bi-directional communication path  590   a ,  590   c  using the Internet, or any other communication path. 
     It should be appreciated that, in one embodiment, the second buyer  505   b  may retrieve/obtain transactional information from the first buyer  505 , and then the second buyer  505   b  may purchase the goods  520   a  or services  525   a  directly over a first wireless link  590   b  via the Internet over a second wireless link  590   c  to the vendor  510   a  and pay the vendor  510   a  directly or, alternatively, use a payment provider (not shown). In another embodiment, the second buyer  505   b  may obtain shopping history and transactional information from the first buyer  505 . Then, the second buyer  505   b  may purchase the goods  520   a  or services  525   a  directly from the first buyer  505  over the first wireless link  590   b  to the Internet and over a third wireless link  590   a  to the first buyer  505  (who beforehand purchased the goods  520   a  from the seller  510   a ). 
     In another embodiment, the second Internet-based buyer  505   b  can buy the goods/services  520   a / 525   a  from the first buyer  505  but then pay the first buyer  505  who then later pays the seller  510   a . Payment to the vendor  510   a  may be accomplished using a telephone service provider. In this aspect, payment and referral fees for desired goods or services can be accomplished by invoicing or crediting the monthly invoice related to the mobile phone subscription plan of the devices  507   a ,  507   b . Various invoicing configurations are possible and within the scope of the present disclosure. It should be appreciated that in the form of digital content, no shipper is required, and the content may be downloaded in an immediate manner. 
     It is appreciated that in the interest of security, valuable personal information (such as credit card payment information) is not available to other unauthorized parties, such as the second Internet-based buyer  505   b , and is restricted from access. This information may be restricted using a hardware- or software-based information technology security device, which is known, and which may format the computing devices  507   a ,  507   b  with zones of restricted access and zones that permit access. 
       FIG. 6  illustrates an example method  600  of a second buyer  605   b , that has already accomplished a wireless purchase order according to one of the already discussed methods, making payment. The second buyer  605   b  communicates  650   a  a message to a bank  630  or payment provider  635  to transfer funds in order to pay for the goods  620   a . The payment provider  635  then pays  650   b  the Internet-based seller  610   a  for the goods  620   a  or, alternatively, provides an authorization for a later payment. 
     Further, the payment provider  635  may pay  650   c  a referral electronic payment  660  or bonus to the first buyer  605  in exchange for referral of the second Internet buyer  605   b  to the vendor  610   a  by the first buyer  605  and the subsequent sale made by the vendor  610   a  to the second Internet buyer  605   b.    
     The referral  660  may be a cash payment that is a fixed one time payment or a percentage of the total purchase price of the item  620   a . In another embodiment, the referral  660  may be a bonus or a set percentage calculated from the total number of referred orders when there are multiple referred orders to the seller  610   a . More particularly, after a certain predetermined number of referrals  660 , the first buyer  605  may be conferred a benefit, such as, for example, a free item or an item at reduced cost from the Internet-based seller  610   a  or from a different Internet seller (not shown). In yet another example embodiment, the referral  660  may include airline miles whereupon a free airline transportation ticket may be received by the first buyer  605  (after a certain number of miles are accrued, such as twenty thousand miles) in exchange for the referral and subsequent sale to the second buyer  650   a . Various non-cash referral configurations, and benefits are possible and within the scope of the present disclosure. 
       FIG. 7  illustrates an example method  700  of shipping purchased goods  720   a  according to the present invention. An Internet-based vendor  710   a  delivers  740   a  the purchased item  720   a  to a shipper  740 . The shipper  740  then delivers the item  720   a  to a second buyer  705   b . A second mobile computing device  707   b  will then save shopping data in the shopping history. This includes parameters of the shipment saved to the second memory (as illustrated in  FIG. 5 ), which also includes data about the source, cost, time of delivery, or any other e-commerce parameters relating to the goods that are necessary to securely replicate a favorable transaction at a later date as previously discussed or to record negative attributes to dissuade a future transaction. 
       FIG. 8  illustrates an example embodiment of referral, as described above and according to the present invention, extended to multiple other referred buyers. A third Internet buyer  805   c  also carries a third mobile computing device  807   c  with a third processor  850   c , a third memory  855   c , and a third wireless interface  870   c  connected to a bus  875   c . The third Internet buyer  805   c  also may not wish to spend excessive amounts of time and energy reviewing Internet web-pages or browsing through multiple offers in an attempt to seek out the best prices and highest quality merchant based on the available information. The third Internet buyer  805   c  may then purchase a similar designated item from the Internet seller  810   a  based on a recommendation by a second Internet buyer  805   b.    
     For example, the third Internet buyer  805   c , which may be a different individual or entity relative to the first and the second Internet buyers  805  and  805   b , may learn that the second Internet buyer  805   b  is satisfied with the transaction with the Internet vendor  810   a . The third Internet buyer  805   c  may also be similarly motivated. The third Internet buyer  805   c  may interrogate (using a mobile computing device  807   c ) a memory  885   b  of a second mobile computing device  807   b  to interrogate/retrieve a shopping history of items that the second Internet buyer  805   b  has purchased. This interrogated shopping history is used to purchase an item  820   a , simply to seek information about the item  820   a  for a later purchase, or to seek information to accept/decline an offer to purchase. 
     This purchase can be accomplished from the third Internet buyer  805   c  purchasing the item  820   a  (i) from the second Internet buyer  805   b  over a first wireless link  890   c  from the third buyer  805   c  to the Internet and a second wireless link  890   b  from the Internet to the second buyer  805   b , or (ii) by purchasing from the first buyer  805  over the first wireless link  890   c  from the third buyer  805   c  to the Internet and a third wireless link  890   a  from the Internet to the first buyer  805 . Alternatively, (iii) the third Internet buyer  805   c  may purchase the item from the Internet seller  810  over the first wireless link  890   c  to the Internet and over a fourth wireless link  890   d  from the Internet to the seller  810   a . There also may be wireless links between wireless interfaces the  860   a - 860   c  (not shown). 
       FIG. 9  illustrates a method  900  according to the present invention whereby a referral may be paid to a second Internet buyer  905   b . Once an item  920   a  has been ordered, a third Internet buyer  905   c  communicates a message ( 950   a ) to a bank  930  or payment provider  935  to transfer funds in order to pay for the goods  920   a . The payment provider  935  may then pay the Internet seller  910   a  for the goods  920   a  or, alternatively, may provide an authorization for a later payment ( 950   b ). 
     Further, the payment provider  935  or bank  930  may pay ( 950   c ) a referral payment  960  or bonus to the second Internet buyer  905   b  for referring the sale. Thereafter, the item  920   a  may be shipped ( 950   d ) from the Internet-based vendor  910   a  to the shipper  970 , and then the shipper  970  may transfer ( 950   e ) the goods  920   a  to the third Internet buyer  905   c.    
     As previously described, payment to the vendor  910   a  may be accomplished using a mobile phone service provider. In this aspect, payment and referral fees for desired goods or services can be accomplished by invoicing or crediting the monthly invoice related to the mobile phone subscription plan of the devices. 
     A second referral fee  960   b  also may be paid. The second referral fee  960   b  may be paid from the funds transferred ( 950   b ) from the bank  930  or payment provider  935  to the Internet seller  910   a , or from the third buyer  905   c  to the seller  910   a . Funds may be also paid ( 950   f ) to the first buyer  905 . This method  900  may repeat for referral purchases/sales between the third buyer  905   c , a fourth buyer (not shown), a fifth buyer (not shown), a sixth buyer (not shown) or more buyers with a referral fee being paid to the individual that referred the sale of items  920   a  to Internet seller  910   a , and possibly to other previous successful referring parties. It is also appreciated that the present method  900  also provides that a shared royalty or referral fee may be paid to both the first Internet buyer  905  and the second buyer  905   b  for multiple referrals or by an agreement to share the referral fee. 
     While this invention has been particularly shown and described with references to example embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the scope of the invention encompassed by the appended claims. 
     It should be appreciated that the buyer may be an individual or other entity such as, for example, a small business, a partnership, or any other entity known in the art. Further, it should be appreciated that the present method includes commerce wherein goods, services, and digital content may be bought and sold and, in the case of digital content and services, a shipper may not be required and the digital content may be exchanged/transferred in a rapid manner over a communications network. 
     Further, each of the Internet sellers can be the same entity or a different entity, such as, for example, an Internet-based business, such as, AMAZON.COM®, WALMART.COM®, DEALTIME.COM®, OVERSTOCK.COM®, 800FLOWERS.COM®, EBAY.COM®, or any other commercial Internet-based website, or Internet-based portal known in the art for either selling goods, services, or digital content. 
     Each vendor may include multiple parties that sell items on the same Internet-based website, and the present disclosure is not limited to one entity as a vendor. The present method is not limited to commercial Internet websites, and the vendors also may include some individual commerce websites, such as, for example, individuals selling using EBAY®, individuals placing listings on CRAIGSLIST.COM®, FROOGLE.COM®, personal websites, local e-commerce sites, local commerce sites, local delivery establishments on the web, or any other individuals or entities associated with an Internet website that is enabled for e-commerce. Sellers may include sellers of original content, and/or resellers of digital content, such as APPLE® I-TUNES®, or APPLE TV®, NETFLICKS.COM®, BLOCKBUSTER.COM®, AMAZON, or any site associated with digital content. 
     The goods or content may be clothes, such as, designer jeans, or music and the buyer may select (using an input device of the mobile computing device). These may include, for example, a pair of designer jeans, clothes, or electronic equipment having a sales price from a specific page. 
     It should be appreciated that the items are not limited to physical items, such as goods, but may also include other types of items, such as digital content. Music, software programs, program instructions, readable or executable code, television shows, personal digital content, photographs, screen savers, television recorded programs, movies, downloadable programs, applications, television commercials, television episodes, so called “mini-sodes” (which are abridged forms of digital content, such as a thirty minute shows which are reduced for display in a quick manner, such as five minutes), movie trailers, text, books, e-books, instructional videos, language instructions, educational materials, graphics, video, audio, ring tones, commercials, or any other digital content known in the art may be used and is within the scope of the present disclosure. Various digital content configurations are possible and within the scope of the present disclosure. It should be appreciated that this digital content can be purchased or sold in an impulse manner with payment being invoiced using a monthly invoice associated with the cellular service provider. 
     Some of the Internet sellers may be involved in transactions with real property, and the present method is intended to encompass selling real estate, time shares, apartments, listing rentals, offering real property for sale or lease. Various electronic commerce applications are possible and within the scope of the present disclosure, and the present method is not limited to any specific type of goods, property or service, and may further encompass employment services, and fees associated with placing qualified individuals in suitable employment positions, such as listing with newspapers, CRAIGSLIST.COM®, or employment sites. 
     For example, various mobile computing devices are known in the art, and example embodiments of the present invention are intended to encompass all mobile computing devices that may be used for mobile commerce, such as, for example, a laptop computer, desktop computer, mobile telephone, cellular telephone, Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) with a wireless Internet connection, PALM® TREO™ smartphone device, BLACKBERRY® devices, SONY® devices, MOTOROLA® mobile communication devices, NOKIA® communication devices, Wi-Fi™ enabled devices, electronic mail communication devices, smartphones, or any other mobile computing suitable for wireless operation and electronic commerce, such as those that are enabled for running e-commerce software applications, and is not limited to any specific device. 
     The mobile computing device may have an operating system, such as one of various known operating systems, including MICROSOFT WINDOWS MOBILE®, SYMBIAN® OS mobile operating system, APPLE® OS X, a BLACKBERRY® operating system, a PALM® OPERATING SYSTEMS, a GOOD TECHNOLOGY® operating system, LINUX®, or any other operating systems, including those operating systems compatible with MICROSOFT INTERNET EXPLORER®, OPERA®, MOZILLA FIREFOX®, NETSCAPE® NAVIGATOR, or any other operating system known in the art to be used in connection with wireless operation and electronic commerce. 
     The credit, payment or debit provider may be any entity suitable for an electronic payment over the Internet known in the art, such as cash, checks, credit cards, debit cards, gift cards, PAYPAL®, or other similar entities for electronic payment over the Internet, including payment and escrow services. 
     Shipment can be accomplished by known overnight shipping providers for electronic commerce, such as FEDERAL EXPRESS®, UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF AMERICA, UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE, DHL®, etc., or other third parties, and can even be accomplished directly by the vendor. 
     The present disclosure is directed to a method for a wireless purchase of items from a remote Internet-based vendor across the Internet using a Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP) or similar request/response protocol between clients and servers. The method uses a mobile computing device, and a payment provider, such as, for example, a payment, credit or debit provider, and a shipper to transport the purchased items. The mobile computing device purchases in a wireless manner when the Wi-Fi™ enabled device is in close proximity to an access point or a wireless hot spot. 
     It should be appreciated that the software application of mobile computing device records substantially all of the parameters of the transaction in a local or remote memory for future retrieval and later use. In an alternative embodiment, the information may be stored on an electronic payment device, such as a credit card, or contact-less payment device known in the art having a memory.