Mark S Bercow

US Patent:

20100063891, Mar 11, 2010

Filed:

Sep 26, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/239476

Inventors:

Karl A. Townsend - Los Altos CA, US
Mark Bercow - Menlo Park CA, US
David Vadasz - Los Altos CA, US

International Classification:

G06Q 30/00
G06Q 20/00
G01C 21/00

US Classification:

705 26, 701300, 705 1423

Abstract:

A mobile computing device comprises a display, a sensor and processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to receive first data associated with the product code from the sensor. The processing circuit is configured to search for a product associated with the product code and provide a list of merchants for the product. The list can be displayed on the display. The user can purchase the product from a first merchant on the list via an on-line payment or can receive an electronic indication of a discount from a second merchant on the list associated with a physical store.