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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2008
Faith Mcgary, Bethlehem, PA (US);
Michael Bates, Worthington, OH (US);
Alan Sunners, Coopersburg, PA (US);
Faith McGary, Bethlehem, PA (US);
Michael Bates, Worthington, OH (US);
Alan Sunners, Coopersburg, PA (US);
Grape Technology Group, Inc., Bethlehem, PA (US);
Abstract
A method for enhanced commercial activities to a mobile device user includes providing a user with an application for use on a mobile wireless device and receiving an incoming communication from the wireless device via the application at an enhanced services platform of a directory assistance center. Stored account information, associated with the user is retrieved and a coded information is received from the wireless device, where the coded information is generated by the application based on input uploaded onto the wireless device by the user obtained from any one of the group selected from a product advertisement, a product price tag and digital image of a product. The coded information is parsed at the enhanced services platform, options are retrieved related to a product corresponding to the coded information and the user is provided with options relating to the product.