Data processing: financial – business practice – management – or co – Automated electrical financial or business practice or... – Electronic shopping
Reexamination Certificate
2007-04-25
2011-11-15
Garg, Yogesh C (Department: 3625)
Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or co
Automated electrical financial or business practice or...
Electronic shopping
C705S014230, C705S014250, C705S014390, C704S244000, C704S257000, C704S275000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08060412
ABSTRACT:
In a method of obtaining merchandise information from a store system using speech processing technology to determine a spoken query entry, an information inquiry from a customer regarding a particular product is received via a communication network. The location of the customer is determined, which is then used to determine a store closest to the customer. A merchandise database is searched for the inquired information regarding the particular product, wherein searching the merchandise database is limited to products available at the store closest to the customer location. The inquired information is retrieved from the merchandise database, and transmitted to the customer.
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Rosenbaum Nathaniel E.
Rosenbaum Walter Steven
Garg Yogesh C
Rosenbaum Walter Steven
Sewell Jerry Turner
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