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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 25, 1999
Augustine N. Esposito, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Gregg Garrett, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Aether Systems, Inc., Owings Mills, MD (US);
Abstract
According to the invention, a system for providing real-time notification of purchaser requirements in a heterogeneous network environment is provided. The heterogeneous network environment can include a public packet switched network, such as the Internet, and a wireless network, such as a plurality of pagers. Select embodiments include a plurality of wireless terminals in communication with the wireless network to receive real-time notification of a purchaser's requirements. At least one vendor computer is part of the system. The vendor computer has one or more databases for storing information about products and services in a product database, and a customer database, for storing information about customers. A plurality of client computers are part of the system. The client computers enable users to interact with the system to learn about and express interest in products and services.