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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2007
Filed:
May. 14, 2001
Peter G. Capek, Ossining, NY (US);
Dimitri Kanevsky, Ossining, NY (US);
Sara H. Basson, White Plains, NY (US);
Peter G. Capek, Ossining, NY (US);
Dimitri Kanevsky, Ossining, NY (US);
Sara H. Basson, White Plains, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for providing a service for a traveler to acquire at least one item at the traveler's destination, comprising the steps of receiving a request from a traveler for obtaining at least one item; providing the traveler with the option to one of rent and purchase the at least one item, arranging for the at least one item to be supplied, arranging for shipping of the at least one item to a location selected by the traveler at a time selected by the traveler; and conducting a transaction with the traveler for obtaining the at least one item.